The nature of positive post-diagnostic support as experienced by people with young onset dementia
View/ Open
Oyebode_et_al_Aging_&_Mental_Health.pdf (754.1Kb)
Download
Publication date
2021Author
Stamou, VasileiosLa Fontaine Papadopoulos, Jenny H.
O'Malley, M.
Jones, B.
Gage, H.
Parkes, J.
Carter, J.
Oyebode, Jan
Rights
© 2021 Taylor & Francis. This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Aging and Mental Health on 18 Feb 2020 available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1727854.Peer-Reviewed
YesOpen Access status
openAccess
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Objectives: Studies on service needs of people with young onset dementia have taken a problem-oriented approach with resulting recommendations focusing on reducing service shortcomings. This study aimed to build on ‘what works’ in real-life practice by exploring the nature of post-diagnostic support services that were perceived positively by younger people with dementia and carers. Method: Positive examples of support were gathered between August 2017 and September 2018, via a national survey. Inductive thematic analysis was employed to explore the nature of positively experienced services provided for younger people with dementia, including analysis of what was provided by positively experienced services. Results: Two hundred and thirty-three respondents reported 856 positive experiences of support. Data analysis yielded eight themes regarding the objectives of positive services: Specialist Advice and Information on Young Onset Dementia, Access to Age-appropriate Services, Interventions for Physical and Mental Health, Opportunities for Social Participation, Opportunities to Have a Voice, Enablement of Independence while Managing Risk, Enablement of Financial Stability, and Support Interventions for family relationships. Conclusion: The study findings (a) suggest that positive services may collectively create an enabling-protective circle that supports YPD to re-establish and maintain a positive identity in the face of young onset dementia, and (b) provide a basis from which future good practice can be developed.Version
Accepted manuscriptCitation
Stamou V, La Fontaine J, O'Malley M et al (2021) The nature of positive post-diagnostic support as experienced by people with young onset dementia. Aging and Mental Health. 25(6): 1125-1133.Link to Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1727854Type
Articleae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1727854