Anxiety and stigma in dementia: a threat to aging in place.
The number of Americans with dementia is expected to increase as the population ages. Developing dementia is feared by many older adults and may result in anxiety in persons with dementia. This article focuses on anxiety, one of the least understood symptoms associated with dementia in community-dwelling older adults, the stigma of dementia, and the relationship between anxiety and stigma in dementia. When undetected and untreated, anxiety and associated stigma can adversely affect quality of life and the ability to age in place.
Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.
Rebecca J
RJ
Riley
University of Illinois College of Nursing, 210 South Goodwin Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Sandy
S
Burgener
Donald W. Reynolds Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2252 Cae Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA. Electronic address: kathleen-buckwalter@ouhsc.edu.
Kathleen C
KC
Buckwalter
D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States
Aging in place; Early-stage dementia; Late-life anxiety; Older adults; Stigma