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Sep 8, 2022 · Reports indicated that low social engagement, less participation in social activities, social isolation, being single, divorced, or widowed, having unsatisfying social ties, and having a small social network can contribute to an elevated risk of dementia.
- The Social Construction of Dementia: Implications for ...
Our analysis resulted in three main themes of care users’...
- The Social Construction of Dementia: Implications for ...
Nov 5, 2023 · Our analysis resulted in three main themes of care users’ experience: (i) undesirable experience owing to the overarching negative shared understanding and stereotyping of dementia; (ii) dismissal throughout disease progression when seeking health and social care support; and (iii) dehumanization during care interactions.
Nov 26, 2018 · Social aspects of dementia are becoming increasingly important as part of a wider shift in emphasis from cure to care. This is partly because approaches based on finding a cure have proved far more difficult and complex than originally imagined (WHO, 2016).
- Irja Haapala, Simon Biggs, Susan Kurrle
- 2018
Feb 1, 2019 · The stigma associated with dementia may be influenced by how the condition has been socially constructed throughout history. Objectives. To conduct a systematic review tracing the historical representations of dementia, from the perspectives of cultural transmission theory and social constructivism. Methods.
- Alessandro Bosco, Justine Schneider, Donna Maria Coleston-Shields, Paul Higgs, Martin Orrell
- 2019
Jul 10, 2022 · Since social class indicators have been well documented as influencing cognitive health outcomes, including dementia risk, it is important that public health policies aim to reduce health inequities such as the risk of dementia associated with exposure to social disadvantages.
Sep 25, 2019 · Differences in experiences of social interactions may be related to severity of dementia, previous social relationships, or the strategies used by the person with dementia to maintain social connections. This review explores ways in which people with dementia manage their social connections.
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Apr 8, 2012 · Three broad theoretical models underpin dementia care policy (as well as practice and research): biomedical, psycho-social and social-gerontological. These are critically assessed and discussed in relation to illustrative examples of dementia policy across three policy regions of the devolved UK.
