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dc.contributor.authorAlexander, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorMartyr, A.
dc.contributor.authorGamble, L.D.
dc.contributor.authorSavage, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorMorris, R.G.
dc.contributor.authorClare, L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T09:14:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-06T11:03:31Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T09:14:47Z
dc.date.available2021-10-06T11:03:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-25
dc.identifier.citationAlexander CM, Martyr A, Gamble LD et al (2021) Does awareness of condition help people with mild-to-moderate dementia to live well? BMC Geriatrics. 21: 511.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/18607
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractPeople living with dementia vary in awareness of their abilities. We explored awareness of the condition and diagnosis in people with mild-to-moderate dementia, and how this relates to quality of life, well-being, life satisfaction, and caregiver stress. This study was a cross-sectional exploratory analysis of data from the IDEAL cohort, which recruited people with dementia living at home and available caregivers from 29 research sites in Great Britain. Our study included 917 people with mild-to-moderate dementia and 755 carers. Low and high awareness groups were derived from self-reported responses to a dementia representation measure. Logistic regression was used to explore predictors of awareness of condition and diagnosis using demographic, cognitive, functional and psychological measures, and the relationship with quality of life, well-being and life satisfaction (‘living well’), and caregiver stress. There were 83 people with low awareness of their condition. The remaining 834 people showed some awareness and 103 of these had high awareness of their condition and diagnosis. Psychosocial factors were stronger predictors of awareness than cognitive and functional ability. Those with higher awareness reported lower mood, and lower scores on indices of living well as well as lower optimism, self-efficacy and self-esteem. Low awareness was more likely in those aged 80y and above, and living in more socially deprived areas. No relationship was seen between caregiver stress and awareness. Awareness of the condition and diagnosis varies in people with mild-to-moderate dementia and is relevant to the capability to live well. Awareness should be considered in person-centered clinical care.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)en_US
dc.subjectAnosognosiaen_US
dc.subjectInsighten_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectDisclosureen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectWell-beingen_US
dc.subjectLife satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectCaregiver stressen_US
dc.titleDoes awareness of condition help people with mild-to-moderate dementia to live well?en_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2021-09-06
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionPublished versionen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02468-4
dc.date.updated2021-09-27T09:14:49Z
refterms.dateFOA2021-10-06T11:03:51Z
dc.openaccess.statusGolden_US


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