Self-Reported Behavioral Symptoms of People with Dementia: A Pilot Study Examining Individual's Perceived Illness Experience

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Understanding the subjective, perceived experience of people with dementia provides valuable information on the illness experience. Additional research is needed to examine the role and impact of self-reported behaviors and the resulting behavioral- related distress on outcomes of well-being. Subjective reports of behavioral-related distress could predict well-being, above and beyond that of traditional objective measures, creating the potential for novel non-pharmacological intervention development for people with dementia.PMID:34174068 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnab091

Source: The Gerontologist - June 26, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Morgan J Minyo Katherine S Judge Source Type: research