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Table 1 Categories and subcategories identified from the analysis

From: The COVID-19 pandemic as experienced by the spouses of home-dwelling people with dementia – a qualitative study

Categories

Radical changes in available services

Restrictions changed everyday life

Impacts on health and well-being

Actions that made life easier

Subcategories

The only one to support the person with dementia 24/7

Changed routines

The person with dementia changed

Personal initiatives

 

Need for more services

A relationship in solitude

I came to the limit of what I could endure

Easily accessible services