Impact of dementia on marriage: a qualitative systematic review
| dc.contributor.author | Evans, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lee, E. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This qualitative review explored the impact of dementia on marriage. The method was informed by systematic review and qualitative research methodologies. A comprehensive search of major databases was undertaken. The search identified 115 studies on the topic; 23 met the inclusion criteria and 19 were appraised as being of good methodological quality. Two major themes and five sub-themes emerged from the analysis of included studies, transition and loss. The theme of transition encompassed the three sub-themes of relationship, roles and intimacy and reflected the changes in the marriage and marital relationship that accompanied dementia. The theme of loss encompassed the two sub-themes of loss of a partner and loss of a marriage, which reflected the many losses that accompanied dementia. However, transition and loss were inter-related, because each change was accompanied by loss and each loss produced another change in the marriage. | |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | David Evans and Emmanuel Lee | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Dementia, 2014; 13(3):330-349 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1471301212473882 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1471-3012 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1741-2684 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/116222 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
| dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301212473882 | |
| dc.subject | Dementia; marriage; qualitative; review | |
| dc.title | Impact of dementia on marriage: a qualitative systematic review | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published |