Psychosocial Stressors and Adaptive Coping Strategies in Couples After a Diagnosis of Young-Onset Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Diagnoses of young-onset dementias (YODs) are devastating for persons with dementia and spousal caregivers yet limited work has examined both partners' perceptions of challenges and coping after diagnosis. This qualitative study investigated the psychosocial stressors and adaptive coping strategies in couples diagnosed with YOD to inform the development of psychosocial support resources.

Research design and methods

We conducted live video dyadic interviews with couples (persons with YOD and spousal caregivers together; N = 23 couples). We transcribed interviews and coded data based on a hybrid deductive-inductive approach, with the structure of the coding framework informed by the stress and coping framework, and all codes derived from the data. We

SUBMITTER: Bannon SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8827317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature