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This is the first study to explore experiences of couples with an intellectual disability when one partner has dementia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Research Design and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Four people with intellectual disability whose partner had dementia and one partner who had both an intellectual disability and dementia took part in narrative life story interviews. One of the interviews was conducted as a couple giving direct perspectives from 4 couples overall. Additionally, 13 semistructured interviews were conducted with 9 social care professionals and 4 family members. This provided perspectives of the relationships of a further 4 couples, which collectively led to data on 8 couples.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The emotional impact of a dementia diagnosis, planning for the future, and fear of separation was noted by couples with intellectual disability. Partners took on caring roles thus challenging views of being solely care-receivers. Families spoke of commitment and longevity in relationships, whilst social care staff highlighted how their own information needs changed recognizing the importance of intellectual disability and dementia-specific knowledge.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion and Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Couples with intellectual disability continue to enjoy intimate relationships into later life and will face common conditions in older age including dementia. Those who provide support need to ensure that they are sensitive to the previous experience and life story of each couple and have specific knowledge of how dementia can affect people with intellectual disability.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/geront\/gnae030","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,20]],"date-time":"2024-03-20T12:01:39Z","timestamp":1710936099000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["\u201cHow will we cope?\u201d Couples With Intellectual Disability Where One Partner Has a Diagnosis of Dementia"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"64","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0000-3589","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karen","family":"Watchman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences\u00a0and Sport,\u00a0University of Stirling , Stirling , 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