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Caregivings

‘The oxygen of shared experience’: exploring social support processes within peer support groups for carers of people with non-memory-led and inherited dementias

Emma Hardinga Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samuel Rossi-Harriesa Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3384-865XView further author information
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Shaima Alterkawia Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-6673View further author information
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Claire Waddingtona Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-767XView further author information
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Adetola Grillob School of Social Work, Faculty of Education and Professional Studies, Nipissing University, Nipissing, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-0606View further author information
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Olivia Wooda Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-4118View further author information
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Emilie V. Brotherhooda Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6244-7735View further author information
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Gill Windlec Dementia Services Development Centre, Bangor University, Bangor, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0479-1172View further author information
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Mary Pat Sullivanb School of Social Work, Faculty of Education and Professional Studies, Nipissing University, Nipissing, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-0783View further author information
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Paul M. Camica Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4444-6544View further author information
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Joshua Stottd Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-053XView further author information
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Sebastian J. Crutcha Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4160-0139View further author information
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Pages 1912-1928 | Received 10 Nov 2022, Accepted 18 Mar 2023, Published online: 31 Mar 2023

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