Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento"
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Awareness of Functional Status: People with Alzheimer’s Disease Abilities to Self-Report Impairment in Activities of Daily Living
Trindad, Paula Gasparini Emery; Santos, Raquel Luiza; Simoes, Neto Jose Pedro; Johannessen, Aud; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Awareness of functional status may underlie specific profiles and differences related to stage severity in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective: This study aimed to assess self-reported experiences ... -
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 ... -
Developing dementia: The existensial experience of the quality of life With young-onset dementia- A longitudinal case study
Thorsen, Kirsten; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Cognition and the ability to take care of daily activities and oneself gradually declines among people with dementia. Studies are scarce, especially regarding how people with young-onset dementia (YOD) (<65 ... -
Living with young-onset dementia in the family - a mixed method study
Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Hvidsten, Lara H. Thomasgaard; Engedal, Knut; Kersten, Hege; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Studies on disease-related obstructions experienced in everyday life of younger people with dementia (YOD ≤ 65 years) and their families are encouraged. Aim: To explore how the family carers experience six ... -
"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 ...