Grief and loss in people living with dementia: a review and metasynthesis of qualitative studies

CONCLUSION: It is evident that people living with dementia can experience grief related to a range of previous, current and anticipated losses. Many of the studies included in this review did not directly include people living with dementia in their research and did not ask participants directly about their experience of grief and loss. As grief is a highly personal and individual experience, further research addressing the experience of grief that directly includes participants living with dementia is required, in order to improve awareness of grief-related needs and to develop and deliver support to meet these needs.PMID:37970882 | DOI:10.1080/13607863.2023.2280925

Source: Aging and Mental Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Claire Waddington Katie Flanagan Henry Clements Emma Harding Millie van der Byl Williams Jill Walton Sebastian Crutch Joshua Stott Source Type: research