Table 2.

A priori Codes in Used in Directed Content Analysis

A priori Codes	Definitions
Adaptive Challenge	The disparity between a person’s capabilities of familiar methods, habits or values and the demands of the present circumstances. Adaptive challenges require the Individual with Mild Dementia (IMD) (or family member) to adjust to a new situation and to do the work of adapting, learning, and behavior change.
Adaptive Work	Engaging in activities to facilitate specific changes (e.g. values/attitudes, skills, learning and behaviors) that the IMD or caregiver needs to make to achieve the clinical, lifestyle, or system outcomes they desire.
Collaborative Work	The process of engaging others (IMD or carepartner) in developing shared understanding of symptoms, IMDs’ responses to the symptoms, associated challenges, and sense-making for shared meaning. These are the basis for jointly developing care plans to address technical and adaptive challenges.