Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.
University of Illinois College of Nursing, 210 South Goodwin Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;49(2):213-31. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2014.02.008.
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.
随着人口老龄化，预计患有痴呆症的美国人数量将会增加。许多老年人都害怕患上痴呆症，而患有痴呆症的人可能会因此感到焦虑。本文主要关注社区居住的老年人痴呆症相关症状中了解最少的症状之一——焦虑、痴呆症污名以及痴呆症与焦虑和污名之间的关系。如果不被发现和治疗，焦虑和相关污名将对生活质量和就地养老的能力产生不利影响。
