Measuring Awareness in People With Dementia: Results of a Systematic Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awareness of the diagnosis or related changes in functioning varies in people with dementia (PwD), with implications for the well-being of PwD and their carers. Measuring awareness in a clinical setting could facilitate tailored support and optimize involvement in personal health and care decisions. This scoping review aimed to identify validated methods of assessing awareness in dementia and appraise their clinical utility.

Method

A systematic search was conducted of English-language publications that measured awareness in PwD, in 6 electronic databases. Search terms included dement*, Alzheimer*, Pick disease, and awareness, unawareness, anosognosia, insight, denial, metacognit*, or discrepanc*.

Results

We screened 30,634 articles, finding 345 articles tha

SUBMITTER: Alexander CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8326902 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature