The “Dementia Fear”: What do you already KNOW about it? How would you PLAN for it?

 
Thank you for agreeing to complete the survey, 

The “Dementia Fear”: 
What do you already KNOW about it? 
How would you PLAN for it?
Completing this survey may provide you useful and
helpful information--even though our main purpose is to
find out what people like you already know and what actions 
they would be willing to take--once they are adequately informed.

Living in the stage of Advanced Dementia can be very
challenging for both patients and their families.
  

While the survey focuses on the challenges of Advanced Dementia, 
you may learn a lot by responding to its questions. 
This information also applies to planning ahead for any terminal illness.


The online link is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Dementia-Fear


(c) 2013 Stanley A Terman, PhD, MD.
Contact: DrTerman@gmail.com
www.CaringAdvocates.org      760 431 2233

Note: This survey is both biased and not biased.
As its developers, we admit this bias:
We believe people should plan ahead to let their loved ones and future physicians know what treatments they do want or do not want for conditions in the last chapter of their lives.
Yet we strived to design this survey so its presentation of questions would be balanced and so none of its questions would be leading.
This is consistent with our mission: We hope that completing this survey motivates you to complete your Advance Care PLAN. We believe that you are the best person to decide what decisions are best for you, and that the best way you can make those decisions is by being adequately informed about all your options and the risks and benefits of each.

 
This survey covers these topics:

     * What is the “Dementia Fear”? 

     * Who has this fear? (Could you have it, someday?)

     * What are the possible consequences of this fear--if you do NOT plan ahead?
This survey has two parts: 

Part ONE begins each question with: “Did you already KNOW?” 
Part ONE presents the information it asks about. It also defines the “Dementia Fear.”

Part TWO presents the relevant information you need to know, and then asks you... 
either to express your opinion about this information,  or to answer this question: 
“Now that you DO KNOW, What ACTIONS would you take, to PLAN ahead for the Dementia Fear?”

Question Title

1. Please indicate your general background that you bring to this survey:

I am now or may someday be a patient or client.

I am a health care professional who responded to the companion survey,
Attitudes of Professionals Regarding the “Dementia Fear.”.

I am a health care professional but I have NOT yet responded to this companion survey.

I am both a health care professional and a patient or client.