Is there truth in fiction? lessons from readers’ responses to dementia fiction

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• What: The authors show that the techniques used in fictional language may be artifice but they simulate a truth that corresponds with reality. 1 Focussing on narrative fiction, the authors demonstrate its value in understanding dementia, a social and ‘public health priority` (WHO 2017). About the underpinning research and methodology First, the authors provide a summary of the underpinning research project, ‘Dementia in the minds of characters and readers`. The questionnaire for Groups A-C was based on cognate research (Fletcher and Monterosso 2016), adapted to address the project`s research aims regarding participants` emotional and empathic . . .
  

   

  

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