Dementia symptoms in persons with severe/profound intellectual disability: Expertise of practice

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    Background: In people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities,
    it is difficult to diagnose dementia. As timely identification and diagnosis
    of dementia allows for a timely response to changing client wishes
    and needs, this study aims to examine symptoms, and diagnosis of
    dementia in practice.
    Method: Family members and professionals were invited to fill out a
    survey about symptoms and diagnosis of dementia in people with
    severe or profound intellectual disabilities. Results of the survey were
    further explored within semi-structured interviews with professionals
    having experience with signaling and diagnosing dementia in these
    people. Symptoms found in the survey and transcripts of the interviews
    were qualitatively analyzed, using thematic analyses based on a
    developed symptom-matrix.
    Results: The survey was filled out completely by 14 family members
    and 90 professionals with different backgrounds. Results showed that
    behavioral changes were recognized more frequently than cognitive
    decline. Compared to those without dementia, epilepsy and motor
    decline were more present in case of dementia. Fifteen interviews
    (until saturation) with professionals provided an in-depth view into
    the symptoms, and how to identify them, again stressing behavioral
    alterations and to a lesser extent cognitive symptoms.
    Conclusions: Comprehensive results about specific symptoms will be
    presented during the congress.
    Originele taal-2English
    Pagina's1214-1215
    Aantal pagina's2
    StatusPublished - 8-jul.-2021
    EvenementIASSIDD Europe Congress: Value Diversity - Amsterdam/virtual, Netherlands
    Duur: 6-jul.-20218-jul.-2021
    https://www.iassidd2021.com/

    Conference

    ConferenceIASSIDD Europe Congress
    Land/RegioNetherlands
    Periode06/07/202108/07/2021
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