• Question: Catherine how do dementia patients use social media to help them feel better?

    Asked by anon-237376 to Peter, Mhairi, Madeleine, Catherine, Andrew on 13 Mar 2020.
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      Catherine Talbot answered on 13 Mar 2020:


      Good question 🙂 People with dementia can feel lonely after they get diagnosed. My research showed that some people with dementia used social media to connect with other people with dementia, which made them feel less isolated. This helped them to feel part of a community, and feel valued.

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