| 87 4 Confidence in the ability to live well with dementia Figure 3 displays information on the confidence of people with dementia and informal caregivers in their ability to live well with dementia. People with dementia more often reported confidence in their ability to live a positive life with dementia as opposed to their ability to handle future changes. Informal caregivers more often expressed confidence in their ability to deal with the challenges of caregiving than confidence in their ability to manage dementiarelated behaviors. People with dementia and informal caregivers differed significantly with regard to the level of confidence in a positive life with dementia (χ(2)=8.56 p=.014), with descriptive statistics indicating people with dementia were more confident in living well with dementia than informal caregivers. A descriptive comparison revealed that people with dementia who find support helpful more often had confidence in their ability to handle future changes (53% vs 13%). Informal caregivers who were satisfied with support did not significantly differ from those dissatisfied with support in confidence in their ability to live well with dementia.
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