P-10

Reframing dementia

Ad Bergsma

Nursing Research Group, Saxion

Background and purpose

Dementia is considered a major burden for our society in the near future. Our current conception of dementia as a brain disease ahs adverse side effect that people

Relevance of research

After a diagnosis dementia is made, people get back to their daily life. They experience a care gap, and their quality of life deteriorates ore then necessary.

Main research question and purpose

Can we stimulate a view of people with dementia in society, that enable us regard them as humena beings with common human needs that can be fulfilled?

Questions, dilemma’s or choices, difficulties you ran into, that you would like to discuss with fellow researchers.

What could be a good media outlet to begin to make a change?