Table 1.
Themes and Subthemes
| Theme | Subtheme | Relation with precarity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Awareness of cognitive impairment | Being upset | Uncertainty |
| Experiencing random and sudden fluctuations in cognition | Cumulative pressures | |
| Experiencing decreased ability to communicate | ||
| Experiencing decreased ability to organize | ||
| Being concerned about the future | ||
| Feeling relief | ||
| Experiencing feelings of shame or self-stigma because of the cognitive impairment | ||
| 2. Self-management of the challenges caused by the cognitive impairment | Compensatory strategies | Uncertainty |
| Strategies to come to terms with the cognitive impairment | Wanting to be independentCumulative pressures | |
| Concealing strategies | ||
| Feeling exhausted | ||
| 3. Lacking tailored services | Unawareness about services available | Uncertainty |
| Lacking appropriate services | Limited access to appropriate services | |
| Limited access to appropriate services | Cumulative pressures | |
| Being distressed about services available |