Developing a new clinical interview to assess awareness in dementia.

People with dementia differ in degree of awareness of difficulties. Awareness can influence well‐being, communication and relationships, and impact on personal safety and decision‐making in everyday and clinical situations. Evaluating awareness could facilitate person‐centered care. A scoping review identified the lack of a brief, multidimensional clinical tool. We aimed to develop and test a new awareness interview for clinical use.