Fostering the Resilience of People With Dementia: A Narrative Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Resilience is a process through which people use resources to adapt to adversity. Interventions aiming to support resilience in people with dementia have been developed. However, the optimal content, structure and impact of these interventions is unclear. This literature review explores the factors through which interventions foster resilience in people with dementia and examines their efficacy. Methods: Eight databases were searched systematically, for literature published from 2000 to 2019. Following the removal of duplicate articles, the titles and abstracts of 6,749 articles were screened. Articles were selected if they: reported empirical studies in English; focused on resilience; involved people with dementia and psychosocial interventions. The full text of 53 articles we

SUBMITTER: Whelan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7051935 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature