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| Personal experience of aging in the children of a parent with dementia | | Author(s) | Debby Gerritsen, Yolande Kuin, Nardi Steverink |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 58, no 2, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 147-165 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Parents ; Family relationships ; Children [offspring] ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Do adults with a parent with dementia experience their personal ageing differently compared to adults whose parents do not have dementia? Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 adults who had a parent with dementia and 25 controls. Although in a general sense the two groups were quite similar in their personal experiences of ageing, there were specific differences. The children of parents with dementia had a health concept in which there was substantial emphasis on mental health. Moreover, they linked the dementia of their own parent to their own ageing and worried about developing a dementia syndrome themselves. They also held different attitudes with regard to end-of-life decisions. Finally, participants having a parent with dementia gave more extensive answers to simple questions. The overall response suggests more involvement with growing older and finitude in the children of parents with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040809204 A |
| Classmark | EA: SR: DS:SJ: SS: 76H |
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