Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early-stage dementia and their adult children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Studies have separately examined the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with dementia and their caregivers. Less attention has been paid to the social and emotional impacts of the pandemic in this population or how these individuals are mutually coping with the pandemic. Guided by the social citizenship theory, this qualitative study sought to characterize how persons with dementia and their adult children are coping during this time with a focus on the strengths demonstrated by persons with dementia.

Methods

Participants were 43 dyads of individuals aged 55 and older with early-stage dementia and their adult children. Discussions between parent-child dyads were recorded. Using reflexive thematic analysis, themes related to social and emotional imp

SUBMITTER: Ali T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10590087 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature