Understanding the experience of making decisions for persons with dementia and their carers

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1076083

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project aims to explore concepts of value, meaning, and experience of the diagnosis amongst sufferers of dementia through discussion of their approach to making care decisions, and reflection on how this dialogue has been conducted with others. These concepts will be assessed from the perspective of diagnosed sufferers, their primary carers and their diagnosing doctors.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $71,110.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geriatrics and Gerontology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | caregivers | decision making | dementia | ethics

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