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5 +A person with dementia, further called the subject in accordance with our ontology, generally forgets information about their relatives and other close persons in their environment. It has been reported that a subject can feel anxious when querying their relatives for information and have a sense of overreliance on those around them.
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8 +[[https:~~/~~/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369913/>>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369913/]]
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5 5  People with dementia have reported to feel dependent on the people in their surroundings. This is expressed through the repetitive need to ask for information about relatives after memories have faded. Overreliance on relatives can lead to the person with dementia feeling like a burden. This can in turn lead to separation from relatives and loneliness.
6 6  According to the self-determination theory a person needs autonomy and connectedness (and competence) in order to "foster the most volitional and high quality forms of motivation and engagement for activities, including enhanced performance, persistence, and creativity." ([[https:~~/~~/selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory/>>https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory/]]). (Areum Han) expanded on the connectedness and determined that connectedness is to self, to others, and the environment is important for participating in activities.
7 7  This means, in order to motivate the pwd to participate in the usual activities of their 'pre-dementia' lives, and to engage with their relatives, we must promote these three factors.