• Coping with transitions in life: a four-yearlongitudinal narrative study of single youngerpeople with dementia 

      Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare;Volume 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-15)
      Background: People with younger onset dementia (YOD <65 years) experience a great transformation of existential life. Living alone, they lack the support of a partner, and have a higher risk of moving into a residential ...
    • "To be, or not to be": Experiencing deterioration among people with young-onset dementia living alone 

      Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being;Volume 13, 2018 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-05)
      Having dementia before the age of 65 (YOD) represents a radical break from an agenormative and expected life course. The disease afflicts the person’s identity, threatens the self-image and self-confidence, and erodes the ...