Research Article

Having a Parent with Early-Onset Dementia: A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Children

Table 3

Characteristics of parent with EOD.

The parent with EOD
Relationship to participantRelationship statusResidenceDiagnosisAge and years since diagnosis

Mother (P1)MarriedFamily homeAlzheimer’s disease61 and 3

Father (P2)MarriedFamily and nursing homeFrontotemporal dementia58 and 13

Father (P3)MarriedFamily homeFrontotemporal dementia55 and 3

Father (P4)SeparatedPrivate apartmentAlzheimer’s disease56 and 4

Father (P5)MarriedFamily homeAlzheimer’s disease60 and 4

Father (P6)MarriedFamily homeAlzheimer’s disease65 and 4

Mother (P7)MarriedNursing homeAlzheimer’s disease53 and 5

Mother (P8)SinglePublic apartmentAlzheimer’s disease54 and 2

Mother (P9)SinglePublic apartmentAlzheimer’s disease54 and 2

Father (P10)MarriedFamily homeAlzheimer’s disease60 and 4