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Less is known about how caregivers engage with, understand and apply dementia\u2010related information in this period. This study explored caregivers' experiences of receiving and applying information during nurse\u2010led dementia counselling, using Cognitive Load Theory as one interpretive lens alongside broader Meleis' Transition Theory and Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A secondary qualitative descriptive study was conducted using semi\u2010structured interview data from 11 novice dementia caregivers recruited from a tertiary hospital's outpatient geriatric clinic. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, with multiple theoretical frameworks serving as sensitising lenses to inform interpretation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three themes were identified: (1) \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>Navigating Informational Demands in Early Dementia Caregiving<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\u2019 reflecting difficulties engaging with complex information during emotional distress and uncertainty; (2) \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>Building Understanding Through Practical Experience and Repetition<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019, describing how caregivers gradually applied and contextualised information through practice and repeated exposure; and (3) \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>Preferences for Accessible<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Individualised and Integrated Dementia Education<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019, highlighting preferences for staged, personalised, multimodal, and integrated educational support. Emotional readiness, prior experience, practical relevance and accessible support systems were identified as important influences on caregivers' learning experiences.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Post\u2010diagnostic learning was shaped by the interaction between emotional adjustment, informational demands and available support. Findings suggest that dementia counselling may be better supported through staged, personalised and multimodal approaches rather than single information\u2010dense encounters. While Cognitive Load Theory offered one useful perspective, the findings more broadly reflected emotional, relational and transitional experiences, better understood through the complementary lenses of Meleis' Transition Theory and Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, with practical implications for psychogeriatric nursing and post\u2010diagnostic caregiver support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/psyg.70210","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,22]],"date-time":"2026-08-22T03:56:31Z","timestamp":1787370991000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["From Overload to Understanding: How Caregivers Experience and Use Information in Dementia Counselling"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2353-8121","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Esther Yin Hui","family":"Chew","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Implementation Translation Research Office (NITRO) Tan Tock Seng Hospital  Singapore Singapore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-8399-4068","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wen An Matilda","family":"Heng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore  Singapore Singapore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8662-4487","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ee\u2010Yuee","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Implementation Translation Research Office (NITRO) Tan Tock Seng Hospital  Singapore Singapore"},{"name":"Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore  Singapore Singapore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","volume-title":"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 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