Social interactions in dementia: perceptions of current situation and opportunities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social interactions can have a beneficial effect on people with dementia (PWD). However, little is known about the details of social interactions in dementia, information that is useful for planning social interventions. The aim of our study was to gain a deeper insight, provided by people in dementia care, into (i) the characteristics of social interactions of PWD, (ii) which social interactions are considered as particularly important, (iii) how important social interactions are perceived, and (iv) what is perceived to increase social interactions among PWD.

Methods

Responses of 501 people in dementia care (mostly family and professional caregivers; more than three-quarters female; average age 53.5 years) provided in a structured, quantitative survey were includ

SUBMITTER: Knecht HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11951574 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature