Social health markers in the context of cognitive decline and dementia: an international qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social health in the context of dementia has recently gained interest. The development of a social health conceptual framework at the individual and social environmental levels, has revealed a critical need for a further exploration of social health markers that can be used in the development of dementia intervention and to construct social health measures.

Objective

To identify social health markers in the context of dementia.

Method

This international qualitative study included six countries: Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands. Using purposive sampling, three to five cases per country were recruited to the study, with each case consisting of a person living with dementia, a primary informal caregiver, an active network membe

SUBMITTER: Kristanti MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448353 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature