Abstract

Family dementia caregiving involves many challenges that often lead to stress and frustration. A subjective understanding of the daily struggles associated with dementia is not possible unless one has the disease; therefore, the family dementia caregiver's perception of dementia might be incongruent with their family member's lived experience.

The Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT) provides a vicarious first-person perspective for six of the most common symptoms of dementia. Although extensive evidence supports the use of the Virtual Dementia Tour® in the healthcare profession and education, no research studies were found investigating the Virtual Dementia Tour® with family dementia caregivers.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13905710; ProQuest document ID: 2226625435. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Candace Currie Harrington, PhD, DNP, MSN, BSN, APRN, AGPCPNP-BC, CNE

Sigma Membership

Iota Zeta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Family Caregivers, Dementia Simulation, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Virtual Dementia Tour®, Dementia

Advisor

Janice A. Neil

Second Advisor

Donna W. Roberson

Third Advisor

Sonya R. Hardin

Fourth Advisor

Balaji Pabbu

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

East Carolina University

Degree Year

2018

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-24

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