A Typical Week With Mild Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Identifying the experience of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may help develop research agendas, interventions, and other supports to better match individuals' needs. The purpose of this study was to explore the subjective experience of a "typical week" living with MCI to document (a) important activities, (b) barriers to usual activities, and (c) facilitators and supports.

Research design and methods

We conducted remote individual photo-elicitation interviews with 11 community-dwelling adults aged 55 years or older with MCI. Participants each provided 5-10 photographs of daily life taken over 1 week to facilitate a semistructured qualitative interview. Interview transcriptions were coded in Dedoose software and analyzed using thematic a

SUBMITTER: Renn BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437507 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature