Healthcare pathways and social experiences of Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Ireland

Jayne Conlon, Irina Kinchin and Iracema Leroi

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 383, issue C

Abstract: This study examines how social and healthcare structures in Ireland shape the experiences of individuals diagnosed with Lewy body dementia (LBD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), with particular attention to diagnostic pathways, care access, and social constructions of dementia.

Keywords: Lewy body dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Healthcare inequalities; Social construction of illness; Care pathways; Lived experience; Ireland; Qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118510

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