Why do people with dementia pretend to know the correct answer? A qualitative study on the behaviour of toritsukuroi to keep up appearances

ConclusionsAll the responses that we defined as being toritsukuroi reflect a denial of acquired cognitive impairment. Further study is needed to clarify the association between toritsukuroi and either cognitive function or disease specificity.

Source: Psychogeriatrics - March 1, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Masateru Matsushita, Yusuke Yatabe, Asuka Koyama, Yukiko Ueno, Daisuke Ijichi, Hiroto Ikezaki, Mamoru Hashimoto, Noboru Furukawa, Manabu Ikeda Tags: Original Article Source Type: research