Characteristics of Early Onset Dementia and Caring Experiences and Service Needs of Family Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Study

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the caring experiences family caregivers patients with early-onset dementia, and identify characteristics dementia.Methods: A qualitative conducted using Colaizzi‘s phenomenological method service needs ten caregivers. quantitative carried out by secondary data analysis compare differences in disease comorbidities between early late-onset dementia.Results: dementia were ‘Learning about dementia’, ‘Away from everyday life’, ‘Facing ‘Barely managing’. also revealed that one five had dementia. However, most services are concentrated on Thus, experience relatively inadequate services.Conclusion: This study’s findings identified as well a more holistic perspective, will contribute development adequate nursing intervention programs policies future.