Experiences of Active Everyday Life Among Persons with Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease: A Qualitative Study

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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Participants (n = 7)

Characteristics	n
Age
Mean (Range)	72.3 (62–79)
Gender
Male	2
Female	5
Marital status
Married	5
Single/widow/divorced	2
Living status
With others	6
Alone	1
Education
High school	2
University	5

Box 1 Topic Areas of Inquiry in the Interviews

Using Open Questions, the Participants Were Asked to Describe the Following:

Experiences of active participation in different areas of everyday life through the life span and before having any symptoms of cognitive impairment Experiences of active participation in different areas of everyday life during the prodromal AD phase Description of concrete examples of different areas of everyday life in which they experienced themselves as active in their participation Experiences of restrictions in active participation in different areas of everyday life

Figure 1 Key elements of an active everyday life.