The Outlook South West book for... Dementia carers DEMENTIA CARERS WHAT IS DEMENTIA It is estimated that there are currently 820‚000 people with dementia living in the UK alone and this is set to rise over the next 30 years. As a carer‚ you are one of over six million people in the UK who provide practical and emotional support for someone close to you. Caring for someone with dementia‚ can at times be a challenging and demanding experience. Whilst there are often many rewarding times‚ carers
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MarketOptimizer.org adds report “Vascular Dementias Global Clinical Trials Review‚ H2‚ 2014” to its store. Vascular dementia or "multi-infarct dementia" is dementia caused by problems in the supply of blood to the brain‚ typically by a series of minor strokes. Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in older adults. Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is thought to be irreversible and it is caused by a number of small strokes or sometimes a large stroke
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2010 Innsbruck‚ Austria FRAMEWORK FOR DEMENTIA QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION Carrie B Peterson‚ Neeli R Prasad‚ and Ramjee Prasad Center for TeleInFrastruktur (CTiF) Aalborg University Denmark {cbp; np; prasad} at es.aau.dk ABSTRACT This paper proposes a theoretical framework for a Quality of Life (QOL) evaluation tool that is sensitive‚ flexible‚ computerized‚ and specific to assistive technology (AT) for dementia care. Using the appropriate evaluation tool
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1. The journal “Nurse empathy and the care of people with dementia” was about incorporating the need for understanding and empathy for individuals with dementia. It has become evident that there are barriers that prevent patients from receiving quality care from the nurses. For instances‚ the abuse the nurses receive from patients and being overworked; however‚ this can be fixed by further education and the support from staff and management. In this journal‚ it is important for nurses to give empathy
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there are approximately half a million people living with dementia in England. Dementia is not a specific disease. Dementia is a progressive‚ degenerative disease of the brain that affects multiple brain functions to the point that affect daily life activities (driving‚ shopping‚ balancing a checkbook‚ working‚ etc.) and relationships. While dementia often includes memory loss‚ memory loss by itself does not mean that a person has dementia. (http://memory.ucsf.edu/Education/general.html‚ 12-02-09)
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In the following essay‚ the topic that will be discussed is‚ should people have autonomy over their end of life decisions. Oxford Press (2013) defines autonomy as freedom or independence from external control or influence. This underpins the title‚ as should people have the freedom or independence to control their end of life decisions. Throughout this essay‚ the argument will be in favour of people having autonomy over their end of life decisions. This is an argumentative essay so each position
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CU 1682: Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia: Understand the factors that can affect interactions and communication of individuals with dementia: 1.1: Explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates: Forms of dementia are all different therefore the individuals will be affected in different ways when it comes to communication‚ for example; one individual may find it difficult to express their words
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have dementia Unit code: Dem 312 1. Understand the factors that can affect interaction and communication of individuals with dementia 1.2 Explain how physical and mental health factors may need to be consider when communicating with an individual who has dementia. There are many factors to consider such as pain‚ pain can cause misunderstandings as individuals may be in so much discomfort they cannot what they want and how they are feeling. Depression can closely link with dementia and sometimes
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Autonomy‚ Gender Identity‚ and Moral Development Autonomy‚ general identity‚ and moral development in later adolescence are important to personal growth and independence. Late adolescence is the time in a child’s life where they find themselves‚ and where the separation from the parental figure occurs. In early adolescence attachment is the focal point; however‚ in order to develop an individual sense of morality‚ ethics‚ and beliefs the child must separate from their parents‚ and those who have
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NAME: VICTORIA SPENCER TITLE: UNIT 52 DATE: 16/09/12 Understand that each individual’s experience of dementia is uniqueExplain why it is important to recognize and respect an individual’s heritage | LO 11.1 | Sofia is an 87-year-old Greek woman who migrated to Australia with her husband in 1951. Her husband passed away 10 years ago and she has four adult children. Sofia’s health has deteriorated gradually over the past 10 years and she is finding it increasingly difficult to care for herself
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