Daily life experiences of an older woman with Alzheimer's disease residing alone as recorded in her diaries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Japan, the aging population is rapidly increasing, with more older persons residing alone. Among them, individuals with dementia face unique challenges in maintaining daily life and self-identity.

Objective

This study aimed to clarify what an older woman living with Alzheimer's disease, who resided alone, experienced in her daily life based on the diaries she kept.

Methods

The contents of 13 diary books belonging to Aki (a pseudonym), an older woman with dementia who lived alone at home, were quantitatively analyzed using KH Coder, and a co-occurrence network was created. In addition, qualitative content analysis of the diary contents was performed for each subgraph obtained from this network.

Results

Across all years, most days with entries had o

SUBMITTER: Hirano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690047 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature