ArticleClinical interventions in aging2019
Illness representations of dementia: a scoping review.
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- Effectiveness of creative story therapy for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2023Pooled it
- What is the relationship between people with dementia and their caregiver's illness perceptions post-diagnosis and the impact on help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Views on dementia among informal caregivers of people with dementia: A scoping review and thematic analysis of qualitative studies.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Article
- Self-Perceptions of Aging in Older Adults: A Network Analysis of Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Psychological processes in adapting to dementia: Illness representations among the IDEAL cohort.Psychology and aging · 2022Article
- Would Illness Representations of COVID-19 and COVID-19 Fears During Clinic Visits Promote or Reduce Behavioral Intention to Seek Medical Consultations for Flu Symptoms? A Random Telephone Survey in Hong Kong, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Genetic Analysis of Chinese Patients with Early-Onset Dementia Using Next-Generation Sequencing.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
- Assessing Knowledge and Perceptions of Alzheimer's Disease Among Employees of a Pharmaceutical Company in Spain: A Comparison Between Caregivers and Non-Caregivers.Patient preference and adherence · 2020Article
- Experiences of inner strength in persons newly diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment: A qualitative study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
- Factors influencing the perception of illness in patients with Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
As the number of persons with dementia grows, an increasing number of families, professionals, and laypersons will come into contact with persons with cognitive deterioration. Assessing dementia illness representations (IRs) among these groups may have great importance for understanding their responses to dementia. The purpose of this study was to summarize and critically review the literature on dementia IRs. A total of 25 articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria were identified. The review revealed that conceptually, research attention on dementia IRs has increased over the past several years as a result of changes in the notion of IRs and in the dementia discourse. Regardless of the population examined, dementia was mostly described as a chronic condition, presenting more cognitive than behavioral symptoms, and as being caused mainly by age, heredity, and abnormal brain changes. Methodologically, the area of dementia IRs is characterized by design, sample, and data collection weaknesses. Findings suggest that although the literature in the area of dementia and IRs is increasing, several conceptual and methodological limitations still have to be resolved in order to advance knowledge in the area. The research and clinical implications of these findings stress the importance of IRs in the area of dementia.
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