The use of photovoice to explore the physical disability experience in older adults with mild cognitive impairment/early dementia

Although co-occurring cognitive impairment and physical disability in older adults is common, there is little understanding of how this group perceives their ability to do their daily activities. This study used photovoice to explore how older adults with MCI/early dementia and physical disability without and with care partners (dyads) perceive challenges with their daily activities. Photovoice is a visual research methodology to capture participants' insight on aspects of their daily lives. No known studies have taken this approach to explore the experiences of older adults with MCI/early dementia and co-occurring physical disability. We used a cross-sectional, exploratory research design to understand participants' (