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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2026

Spousal Discrepancies in Perceived Needs of People Living with Alzheimer's Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study of Caregivers' Perspective Taking and Dyadic Communication.

Meng Huo, Rose T Tran, Oanh L Meyer, Karen S Lyons, Emily L Mroz

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2026. 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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Meng HuoDepartment of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0060-1151
Rose T TranDepartment of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9452-5067
Oanh L MeyerDepartment of Neurology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1093-0477
Karen S LyonsConnell School of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9349-6057
Emily L MrozNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4539-0252

Funding

UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072972 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI OANH L MEYER · 2021 to 2026
$25.2M
Empathy, Support Exchanges, and Well-Being in Older Couples Coping With Early Stage Alzheimer’s DiseaseR21AG069045 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI HUO, MENG · 2021 to 2021
$424k
Preparedness for Caregiving in Experienced Caregivers of Persons Living with DementiaK22AG088144 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Emily L. Mroz · 2025 to 2026
$324k
NIA NIH HHS K22 AG088144NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072972NIA NIH HHS R21 AG069045
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Abstract

People living with Alzheimer's disease (PLWD) often face unmet care needs, which may arise as caregivers and PLWD differ in their perceptions of PLWD's needs. To understand how these discrepancies vary by caregivers' perspective taking (i.e., their ability to understand PLWD's thoughts and feelings), we conducted a sequential mixed-methods study with 67 couples managing Alzheimer's disease. Both spouses completed semi-structured interviews to describe PLWD's needs and discussed how they communicated about needs. Caregivers' perspective taking was negatively associated with discrepancies in PLWD's needs. Thematic analysis of a subgroup parallel sample demonstrated that, when caregivers reported high perspective taking, couples described

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Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD)communicationcouplemixed-methods

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