Dementia Risk Falling for Elderly in the West; Better Education and Drugs Keep Brains Sharp
degenerative dementias and between degenerative dementias and vascular disease. Particularly in the elderly, multiple conditions may affect an individual's brain function contributing to dementia. Table 1.Broad causes of dementia TypeExamples DegenerativeAlzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's...
Balance and gait problems are common and progressive in dementia. Use of a mobility aid provides physical support and confidence. Yet, mobility aid use in people with dementia increases falls three-fold. An assessment tool of mobility aid safety in peopl
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However, ED attendance among people with dementia remains common [7], and studies in the United States have shown that ED use rises sharply as death approaches [8]. Whole population mortality data analysis has shown that hospital deaths in dementia in England began falling in 2005/2006 [9]....
The China has entered an aging society, and it is estimated that more older people will develop dementia in the future and would require elderly care. Families of people with dementia face the dual pressures of high disease costs and heavy caregiving burdens. In particular, the parents of the...
Elderly persons are especially likely to injure themselves by falling. What Are the Symptoms of Dementia in Head Injury Cases? Dementia-related symptoms in head injury are those that affect thinking and concentration, memory, communication, personality, interactions with others, mood, and behavior. ...
You may be wondering if you would be able to care for someone with dementia safely. Luckily, with some education and planning, caring for your loved one in the home is possible! Usingelderly home modifications, safety technology, communication practices, and routine adaptations, you can establish...
This article provides an overview of cognitive impairment in older adults and suggests interventio... M Smith,K Buckwalter - 《American Journal of Nursing》 被引量: 104发表: 2005年 Qualitative study on the impact of falling in frail older persons and family caregivers: Foundations for an ...
Journals & Books Help Search My accountSign in View PDF Download full issue Search ScienceDirect Outline Highlights Abstract Keywords 1. Introduction 2. Related work 3. DementiaBank Pitt Corpus dataset 4. Approach 5. Evaluation 6. Corpus analysis 7. Model explainability...