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- Title
Resilience in Person Living with Dementia.
- Authors
Saie, Azizah
- Abstract
Resilience among persons living with dementia is rarely discussed. While resilience might be a straightforward process in other clinical situations, it is not seen as easy as the "bounce back" process in a person with dementia. Dementia negatively affects one's ability to think, organise, feel and behave. It is essential to facilitate resilience among persons living with dementia, knowing the challenges this population faces to reduce the illness's adversity. The conceptualisation of resilience is different in dementia, which encompasses a more complex process of adaptation and engagement with a care partner to support the person throughout their journey. When fostering resilience in a person with dementia, several factors can be incorporated into the program, like overcoming negative influences, having effective coping strategies, and accepting the diagnosis and the change it brings to their life. There is literature examining the effect of psychosocial intervention on the resilience of a person with dementia. Most interventions were strongly associated with social connectedness, a sense of personhood, and self-empowerment. The presentation will discuss some of the interventions and their impact on the resilience of persons living with dementia, hoping to shed some light on how to improve resilience in the local scene.
- Subjects
DEMENTIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; SOCIAL belonging; BETROTHAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2023, Vol 19, p98
- ISSN
1675-8544
- Publication type
Article