Exploring the lived experience: impact of dementia diagnosis on individuals with cognitive impairment - a qualitative study.

Objective: Although knowledge about the experience of being diagnosed with dementia is limited, with the expected rise in dementia's prevalence in the coming decades, such knowledge is pivotal for the people diagnosed, their families, and healthcare planners. Thus, the aim of our study was to explore the experience of living with cognitive impairment and dementia and the impact of being diagnosed with dementia.

Method: A qualitative design was applied.