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Table 3_Exploring representation of people without cohabiting carers in research on help-seeking for dementia diagnosis: a scoping review protocol.xlsx Yixuan Zou (8616831) Sally Day (3981431) Lee-Fay Low (825211) Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified ageing and health dementia dementia diagnosis help-seeking dementia help-seeking geriatric medicine Background<p>People with possible dementia without cohabiting carers are a growing but under-researched group. Although help-seeking for dementia diagnosis often depends on the involvement of family members, carers, or other significant others, it remains unclear how living arrangement and supporter/carer-related variables are represented in this literature.</p>Methods and analysis<p>This scoping review will be conducted according to Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework and reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Searches will be conducted in Web of Science Core Collection, Medline, Embase, Scopus, APA PsycINFO, and CINAHL Ultimate. Eligible studies will be peer-reviewed primary research on real-life help-seeking for dementia diagnosis involving people experiencing cognitive concerns, memory problems, mild cognitive impairment, or dementia. Findings will be summarised and synthesised.</p>Discussion<p>This review will map how living arrangement and supporter/carer-related variables are defined, reported, and analysed in research on help-seeking for dementia diagnosis. It is expected to identify important gaps in the current literature and inform recommendations for more consistent inclusion and reporting of these variables in future research.</p>Ethics and dissemination<p>This scoping review protocol has been registered with the Open Science Framework (OSF) and is embargoed until 1 January 2027. The findings will be presented at relevant conferences, and the manuscript will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals.</p>Clinical trial registration<p>https://osf.io/e32qu.</p> 2026-09-22T04:20:50Z Dataset Dataset 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1927627.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Table_3_Exploring_representation_of_people_without_cohabiting_carers_in_research_on_help-seeking_for_dementia_diagnosis_a_scoping_review_protocol_xlsx/33961552 CC BY 4.0