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Alzheimer's disease; Degeneration (Pathology); Introspection; Older people-- Psychological aspects; Vascular dementia
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The Inner Experience Of Older Individuals, Todd Michael Seibert
The Inner Experience Of Older Individuals, Todd Michael Seibert
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Older individuals are susceptible to the development of numerous age-related neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia. This is continuing to become a more serious social, financial, medical, and psychological problem as the average life span continues to increase across the world. Nevertheless, very little is known about the inner experience of older individuals. This study used Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES) to investigate the inner experience of twelve older individuals with and without cognitive impairment. Five of six unimpaired individuals were able to engage successfully in DES compared to only one individual with cognitive impairment. The findings suggest that …