Emotion regulation and decision-making in persons with dementia: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Emotion is integral to decision-making, and emotion regulation is associated with improved well-being in older age. Persons with dementia are likely to experience impairments in emotion regulation processes that can potentially contribute to differential decision-making and well-being outcomes. To promote the development of theoretical models of well-being in dementia, we review the quantitative evidence concerning the associations between emotion regulation and decision-making in dementia.

Methods

Scoping review.

Results

Seven studies of persons with dementia met our criteria. In persons with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, emotion regulation processes that precede the emotional experience were associated with decision-making in a moral (

SUBMITTER: Perach R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8216314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature