'Pushing back': People newly diagnosed with dementia and their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Research into people with dementia's experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic has tended to focus on vulnerabilities and negative outcomes, with the risk of reproducing a discourse in which people with dementia are positioned as passive. Informed by concepts positioning people with dementia as 'active social agents', we aimed to identify the pandemic-related challenges faced by people recently diagnosed with dementia and examine the ways in which they actively coped with, and adapted to, these challenges.

Research design and methods

In-depth interviews with 21 people recently diagnosed with dementia, recruited through an existing national cohort. Data was analysed thematically using Framework.

Findings

Key challenges included reduced social conta

SUBMITTER: Dixon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539182 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature