広島大学大学院教育学研究科紀要. 第三部, 教育人間科学関連領域 Issue 59
published_at 2010-12-24

アルツハイマー病患者と家族は記憶障害をどう体験しているか

How Do Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Family Members Experience Memory Impairments?
Arai Sawako
Katayama Sadao
Kodama Kenichi
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Abstract
How patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their family members experience the memory impairment and the disease was investigated. Patients with very mild to moderate AD (n=10) and their family members (n=10) participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted separately with the patients and the family members. Nearly all the patients with AD demonstrated some awareness of memory difficulties, but there were individual variations in the level of suffering. This was related to the role the patients played in their daily life, how they comprehended the memory impairment, and their coping style. Moreover, family members' awareness of patients' memory impairments and suffering differed, depending on the relationship with the patient. These results suggest that not only the severity of AD, but also psychosocial factors are related to the experience of AD by patients and their families.
Keywords
Patients with Alzheimer's disease
awareness of memory impairment
coping
アルツハイマー病患者
記憶障害の自覚
コーピング