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Supporting safe walking and managing missing incidents in dementia: a qualitative narrative synthesis of current evidence.

Background People with dementia are at risk of going missing while walking outdoors, which can significantly affect their safety and well-being. However, evidence on their lived experiences during such incidents, as well as on strategies that may improve care remain limited. Aim To conduct a narrati...

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Published in:Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors: Kwok, Hoi Tat, Dhawan, Annika, Lye, Valerie, Fong, Lawrence, Leung, Phuong, Orgeta, Vasiliki
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jan2026
Subjects:
Community health services
Patient safety
Qualitative research
Focus groups
Autonomy (Psychology)
Medical personnel
Interviewing
Privacy
Quality of life
Social support
Police
Patients' attitudes
Social isolation
Medical ethics
Medical information storage & retrieval systems
Patients' families
Independent living
Wandering behavior
CINAHL database
Wearable technology
Global Positioning System
Walking
Systematic reviews
MEDLINE
Telemedicine
Attitudes of medical personnel
Research methodology
Biotelemetry
Dementia
Stakeholder analysis
Caregiver attitudes
Residential care
Psychology information storage & retrieval systems
Disease complications
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