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Coping with mild Alzheimer's disease

Lisbeth Sørensen

Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, lisbeth.villemoes{at}mail.dk

Frans Waldorff

Copenhagen University, Denmark, fbw{at}dadlnet.dk

Gunhild Waldemar

Copenhagen University, Denmark, gunhild.waldemar{at}rh.regionh.dk

The aim of this study was to analyse how patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) cope with the changes they face concerning everyday life and social relations. This study used a grounded theory approach in the analysis of interview data from 11 persons with mild AD, home-living with a spouse. The analysis revealed that the basic social psychological problem faced by patients with mild AD was their awareness of decline in personal dignity and value. Coping strategies used to meet these problems were adaptations to the altered situation in order to maintain a feeling of well-being. The spouse appeared to be the most important social relation. The most significant worries of the patients were about communication in relation to their spouse, and about the reaction of the spouse to the consequences of the disease.

Key Words: coping • dementia • everyday life • patients' perspective • social relations

Dementia, Vol. 7, No. 3, 287-299 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1471301208093285
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