Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer's Disease in Spain
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| author | Jorge Riquelme-Galindo |
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| contents | Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer's Disease in Spain Jorge Riquelme-Galindo Sofía García-Sanjuán Manuel Lillo-Crespo Maria-Antonia Martorell-Poveda Medicina Dementia interviews life experience alzheimer disease qualitative research 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. 2020 artículo científico 1657-5997 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74168046004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/74168046004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/movil 10.5294/aqui.2020.20.4.4 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=741 Aquichan application/pdf Universidad de La Sabana Aquichan (Colombia) Num.4 Vol.20 |
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| spellingShingle | Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer's Disease in Spain Jorge Riquelme-Galindo Medicina Dementia interviews life experience alzheimer disease qualitative research Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer's Disease in Spain Jorge Riquelme-Galindo Sofía García-Sanjuán Manuel Lillo-Crespo Maria-Antonia Martorell-Poveda Medicina Dementia interviews life experience alzheimer disease qualitative research 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. 2020 artículo científico 1657-5997 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74168046004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/74168046004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/movil 10.5294/aqui.2020.20.4.4 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=741 Aquichan application/pdf Universidad de La Sabana Aquichan (Colombia) Num.4 Vol.20 |
| title | Experience of People in Mild and Moderate Stages of Alzheimer's Disease in Spain |
| topic | Medicina Dementia interviews life experience alzheimer disease qualitative research |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74168046004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/74168046004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/741/74168046004/movil |