Stigma and Dementia: an integrative systematic literature review

Background dementia can be defined as a clinical syndrome developed by pathological processes that affect cognitive functioning, which influences the individual’s way of perceiving and understanding meaning facts feelings. Stigma is also very broad concept, but it understood negative attitudes prejudices towards individuals who are perceived different, whether because diagnosis, condition, or disease. Method an integrative systematic literature review was to analyze relationship between stigma in order give support research question. Drawing upon Database Descriptors Health Sciences (Decs/Mesh), following descriptors were applied: Estigma e demência (Port.), (Eng.) estigma y demencia (Spa.). No result on these found at Cochrane Library, may confirm originality this review. As for Open Access Documents, no date limit applied. The databases used BVS, PsycInfo, Pubmed, Scopus Web Science, PRISMA methodology. Result initial search resulted 8,127 titles; after screening exclusion criteria process, 42 articles reading categorization: 25 qualitative papers, 12 quantitative, 1 mixed quantitative qualitative; 4 aimed validation analysis scales intervention protocols. mainly analyzed people with dementia, their caregivers, families. All articles, empirical theoretical, supported correlation Conclusion outcome points out possible relation different cultures, applying approach methods, such interviews, scales, questionnaires, observation, among others. involves beliefs, attitudes, behaviors susceptible interventions improve public awareness dementia. Further studies needed diminish related