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Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand how spouses perceive the conditions of dementia experienced by their partners.

Method: This research was a qualitative research with a descriptive phenomenology approach involving 10 participants according to predetermined criteria.

Results: This study found 3 themes consisting of psychosocial responses that arise during caring for the partner, the Caregiver burden experienced, and the positive response experienced by the caregiver. The first theme comprised of 3 sub-themes, the second theme consisted of 3 sub-themes, and the third theme consists of 3 sub-themes.

Conclusion: The various negative and positive responses experienced by caregivers show that being a caregiver for a partner who has dementia is a serious condition which need assistance by professional health personnel.