Embarking on a memory assessment voices of older persons living with memory impairment.
Marie TyrrellDorota ReligaBjöörn FossumRagnhild HedmanKirsti SkovdahlPernilla HilleråsPublished in: Dementia (London, England) (2020)
Memory problems experienced were often viewed by the person as being part of an aging process. The presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms was not acknowledged as being connected to memory impairment. Contextualising 'memory impairment' as a part of a 'cognitive process' may help the person in identifying the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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