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The needs of older people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living in residential aged care: An integrative review Aims and objectives:To synthesise information about the needs of older people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living i.....
Very high rates of mental illness have been found in remand (pre-trial) prisoners when compared with other prisoner groups; however to date there have been no studies examining older male and female remand prisoners. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of all remands, to a male...
Dementia is an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms as- sociated with a decline in mental ability, and results from several conditions, the most common being Alzhei- mer's disease [2]. In addition to symptoms associated with cognitive decline, persons with dementia (PWD) ...
- 《Nursing Older People》 被引量: 28发表: 2005年 Strategies for sustaining self used by family caregivers for older adults with dementia. The negative health consequences of caring for an older adult family member with dementia are well documented. However, not all family caregivers experienc.....
The COACH The COACH is an AT that has been shown in supervised clinical trials to support older adults with dementia through the ADL of hand washing by emulating caregiver guidance. A camera tracks the user and communicates assistance – using audio and video prompts – if the system decides ...
About one out of every three of these informal caregivers are older adults (age 65 or older)1. Studies report that the level of caregiving burden for people with ADRD is higher than with other diseases2,3, and burdensome caregiving duties hinder the caregiver from caring for themselves4. ...
DementiaUnmet care needsBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Family members provide the bulk of assistance to older adults with care needs, but implications of family structure for unmet care needs鈥攁nd differences when dementia is present鈥攁re less clear. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS. We use samples of ...
This allows for timely identification of care services, interventions, and support services specific the diagnosis of the person with dementia as well as the needs of the caregiver, which is not only applicable to individuals with early onset dementia [12], but also for older adults with mild ...
Young adult caregivers (YACs, aged 18–25) who take care of a loved one may juggle between caregiving responsibilities and other life areas such as education and social life, leading to an imbalance in their lives. The web-based tool ‘MantelzorgBalans’ aims to support informal caregivers (IC...