How do metacognitive beliefs about memory differ between older adults with low and high dementia worry? A focus group study
Comparison is a common metacognitive strategy used in forming beliefs about memory. Targeting the use of comparison is potentially valuable in interventions aiming to alleviate older adults' memory concerns. Addressing self-focused thinking, for example, with cognitive behavioural therapy, could improve harmful levels of high worry.
Authors
- Astrid Emilie Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-1592)
- Charlotte Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-8033)
- Juliet Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0801-4429)
- Kamilla Bobyreva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0719-6440)
- Hayley Ridley
- Alexandra Freiin von Stein zu Nord- und Ostheim
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097002
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00