Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Haugen, Per Kristian"
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Coping with transitions in life: a four-year longitudinal narrative study of single younger people with dementia
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: People with younger onset dementia (YOD <65 years) experience a great transformation of existential life. Living alone, they lack the support of a partner, and have a higher risk of moving into a residential ... -
"To be, or not to be": Experiencing deterioration among people with young-onset dementia living alone
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Having dementia before the age of 65 (YOD) represents a radical break from an age-normative and expected life course. The disease afflicts the person’s identity, threatens the self-image and self-confidence, and erodes the ...