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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2025

Examining Help-Seeking Behavior in People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.

Colby P Smith, Molly M Perkins, Kenneth W Hepburn, Dio Kavalieratos, Jane Lowers

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Colby P SmithDepartment of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2136-831X
Molly M PerkinsWesely Woods Health Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5993-8712
Kenneth W HepburnWesely Woods Health Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Dio KavalieratosWesely Woods Health Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jane LowersWesely Woods Health Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2364-512X

Funding

Roybal Translational Research Center to Promote Context-Specific Caregiving of Community-Dwelling Persons Living with Alzheimer's Disease or Related DisordersP30AG064200 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ken W Hepburn, Molly M Perkins · 2019 to 2026
$8.6M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG064200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More than 4 million people in the United States live alone with cognitive impairment or early dementia, yet research on their experiences is limited. Previous research has shown this population has higher levels of unmet care needs and lower financial resources than their married peers. By exploring the experiences of people living alone with cognitive impairment (PLACI), this research examines the successes and barriers within their journey to inform how interventions can improve their quality of life. We conducted qualitative interviews with 15 PLACI (median age 69, 87% white, and 80% female) to explore perceptions of future care needs and resources. Through a modified ideal-type analysis, participants' thought processes and actions regarding help-seeking were mapped to the five stages of the transtheoretical model. These perspectives suggest opportunities such as connecting them to community social work that could help facilitate their understanding of their needs, help them identify resources, and promote proactive aging.

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Cognitive DysfunctionHelp-Seeking BehaviorPatient Acceptance of Health CareAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeUnited Statescaregivingcommunitydementiahealth behaviorsindependence

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PMCPMC12329758

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