Living well with dementia: What is possible and how to promote it

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 Jan;37(1):10.1002/gps.5627. doi: 10.1002/gps.5627. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

Abstract

  1. The focus on living well with dementia encourages a more positive and empowering approach

  2. The right support can improve the experience of living with dementia

  3. An holistic approach to assessing the needs of people with dementia and identifying the factors that impact on their well‐being is essential

  4. Enabling people to live better requires a broad approach that encompasses both health and social systems and the wider community

Keywords: Alzheimer's; carer; post-diagnostic support; quality of life; well-being.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Alzheimer Disease*
  • Caregivers
  • Dementia*
  • Humans
  • Quality of Life