Learning From People With Dementia What Works Well for Well-Being: Interviews and Focus Groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Previous research has tended to prioritize the condition of dementia when investigating positive lived experiences, while there is no evidence that well-being becomes fundamentally different when living with dementia. The current exploratory qualitative study examined how people living with dementia describe how they realize their well-being, without treating dementia as a central concern, and specifically addressed people who are successful in maintaining their well-being.

Research design and methods

Semistructured face-to-face interviews (n = 16) and 2 focus groups (n = 13) were conducted with community-dwelling older people living with dementia, aged 65-93 years (68% male). Conversations covered contributors to experienced life satisfaction, and

SUBMITTER: Kloos N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308173 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature