This article aims to explore the emotions experienced by caregivers and what it is like to live with a person who has dementia and FI. It discusses issues nurses ought to consider when exploring this sensitive topic with caregivers, including caregivers' inattention to their own needs, the ...
A survey of members of the and Related Disorders Society confirmed high rates of psychological morbidity, though not of , and social isolation in family carers of persons with . Psychological morbidity in carers was associated with having an affected person at home, the carer being a spouse, dem...
Conclusions The findings suggest that novel learning still is possible for people living with dementia, even without the implementation of focussed interventions. This study further emphasizes the procedural nature of learning for people living with dementia as the woman's embodied actions were carried ...
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The couple needs pro-active, dementia-oriented and person-centered support by competent professionals. People with dementia have a need to maintain activity apart from or together with their caregivers. Maintenance of daily activities contributes to satisfying occupational engagement, better mood and ...
We have described this as an imperative to `curate' her self-identity. `Curation' combines telling `about', `for' and potentially `with' the person living with dementia in interactions which reproduce and reconfirm her self-identity. We propose that the notion of curation offers a way in ...
For those who have forgotten who they are. For those who no longer count time. For those to whom love and care is all that matters. DVA Dementia Village® Associates creates custom living environments for seniors with and without dementia. No big anonymous buildings, but instead manageable an...
suitable time to discuss ACP, others argued that a person should be given some time to become familiar with the dementia diagnosis and some felt that a decrease in the general health status of a person with dementia (e.g. pneumonia, broken hip) would be the right point to initiate ACP. ...
and medical professionals interested in dementia-related topics including: person-centered care; using technology to benefit people with dementia; improving the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers; reducing the risk of dementia; providing “just enough” support to foster independenc...
Personalized goals of people living with dementia and family carers: A content analysis of goals set within an individually tailored psychosocial intervent... Introduction: Person‐centered goals capture individual priorities in personal contexts. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) has been used in drug ...