Developing and describing a typology of lucid episodes among people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Alzheimers Dement
; 20(4): 2434-2443, 2024 04.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
This study examined lucid episodes among people living with late-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (PLWD) and then developed a typology of these episodes to help characterize them.METHODS:
Family caregivers of PLWD provided information about witnessed episodes, including proximity to death, cognitive status, duration, communication quality, and circumstances prior to lucid episodes on up to two episodes (caregiver N = 151; episode N = 279). Latent class analysis was used to classify and characterize empirically distinct clusters of lucid episodes.RESULTS:
Four lucid episode types were identified. The most common type occurred during visits with family and among PLWD who lived > 6 months after the episode. The least common type coincided with family visits and occurred within 7 days of the PLWD's death.DISCUSSION:
Findings suggest that multiple types of lucid episodes exist; not all signal impending death; and some, but not all, are precipitated by external stimuli.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Alzheimer
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos