ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2024
Proactive Care-Seeking Strategies Among Adults Aging Solo With Early Dementia: A Qualitative Study.
Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Psychosocial Needs of People With Dementia Living Alone: A Narrative Synthesis Systematic Review.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Examining Help-Seeking Behavior in People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Resilience and Aging Among Black Gay and Bisexual Older Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- An analysis of the factors influencing the demand for care in the community for older adults with mild dementia in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- "How do You Take that Much Time for One Person's Life?" Experiences of Dementia Caregivers Who are Not Immediate Family.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
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- Erratum issued
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesPeople living with dementia need increasing care over time, but 1 in 3 adults with cognitive impairment lives alone. The goal of this study was to explore the self-identified strengths and resources for future care needs of adults aging solo with early dementia.
methodsSemistructured interviews with 15 adults not living with a partner and with no children in the same state, who self-identified as having early dementia or mild cognitive impairment; hybrid inductive/deductive reflexive thematic analysis using a successful aging framework.
resultsParticipants placed a high value on maintaining independence and expressed concerns about preserving selfhood and becoming a burden to others. These values influenced how participants appraised financial and social resources available to address future care needs and strategies to preempt or respond to needs such as transportation, help with finances, or activities of daily living. DISCUSSION: Adults without close family are heterogeneous and have variable resources available to address care needs associated with dementia progression. Common values of retaining independence and minimizing burden to others may be helpful in motivating adults aging solo to undertake planning and help-seeking early.
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