Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease in Spain
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https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2020.20.4.4Keywords:
Dementia, alzheimer disease, qualitative research, life experience, interviews.Abstract
Experiencia de personas con Alzheimer en fases leves y moderadas en España
A experiência de pessoas com Alzheimer na Espanha nas fases leve e moderada
Objective: To analyze the meaning of dementia by those affected by it, and to give them a voice.
Material and methods: Descriptive phenomenology through interviews with people of both genders who are over 50 years old and living in Tarragona (Spain), with a diagnosis of mild or moderate dementia, mainly related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Results: Three main themes emerged: 1) normalization of memory loss in early stages as part of the natural aging process; 2) self-awareness of progressive memory decline, which is concealed from others, and 3) adaptation processes and strategies to coexist with their condition after diagnosis.
Conclusions: The most evident features were the lack of specialized infrastructures within the health system in terms of care, prevention programs, and early detection.
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Riquelme-Galindo JR, García-Sanjuán S, Lillo-Crespo M, Martorell-Poveda MA.
Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer's Disease in Spain Aquichan. 2020;20(4):e2044. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2020.20.4.4
Recibido: 05/04/2020
Aceptado: 24/08/2020
Publicado: 04/12/2020
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