Research Article
Having a Parent with Early-Onset Dementia: A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Children
Table 4
Main themes and subthemes.
| Main themes | Subthemes |
| Upon discovering dementia | The first symptoms The road to diagnosis The reaction to diagnosis |
| Keeping the family together | Assuming responsibility for sick parent Experiencing a role change Having to support the healthy parent Considering one’s own life |
| Others do not understand | It is difficult to relate Forgetting things is the smallest problem You have to see it to believe it |
| Sense of relief | Choosing to share Moving away Have something meaningful to do |
| A need for support | Finding information Meeting others in the same situation One to one support |
| Apprehension for the future | Before it is too late what happens next My parent in a nursing home Two dependent parents |
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