Awareness of dementia and coping to preserve quality of life: a five-year longitudinal narrative study

Purpose To examine how people (<65 years) with young-onset dementia (YOD) express awareness of dementia and how they seem to handle awareness as a strategy to preserve quality of life over time. Method A longitudinal qualitative study with individuals with YOD was performed with interviews every...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Thorsen, Marcia C. N. Dourado, Aud Johannessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2020.1798711