Dementia, caregivers, depression, anxietyObjectives: Determine symptoms, correlates, or predictors of depression and anxiety in paid caregivers of elderly persons with dementia.Participants: The 28 participants were paid caregivers of patients attending an adult day-care program for patients with...
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients with and without a history of traumatic brain injury. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2010;22(2):166.Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia Patients With and Without a History of Traumatic Brain Injury. Vani Rao,Paul Rosenberg,Quincy Samus Miles. JOURNAL ...
The symptoms of dementia patients actually vary according to their conditions, and the differences can be substantial. legco.gov.hk 事實上,癡呆症患者的病 徵會隨病情而改變,而且差異可以 很大,所以對於患者 來說,能夠按其不同階段的需要提供適 切的持續照顧服務是更為重要。 legco.gov.hk...
People with this type of dementia experience not only progressive cognitive decline, but many patients also have recurrent visual hallucinations, explains Dr. Brendan Kelley, a memory disorders expert with the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and vice...
In patients with dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are frequent findings that accompany deficits caused by cognitive impairment and thus complicate diagnostics, therapy and care. BPSD are a burden both for affected individuals as well as care-givers, and represent a...
Caregiver burden was not strongly correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment of patients, but rather with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and male patient gender. Although caregiver burden was greatest among caregivers with better education, doctors should periodically screen all ...
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) significantly affect the quality of life for both patients and their caregivers. Understanding these symptoms is crucial for providing appropriate care and support. Here's a breakdown of the common symptoms associated with BPSD: ...
(Dementia Australia 2024c; Alzheimer Society of Canada 2023) Treating Dementia Ongoing support is critical for people living with dementia. As a care worker or healthcare professional,you are in a unique position to empower patients and their loved ones with relevant information that will help them...
Context:Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia are common and associated with poor outcomes for patients and caregivers. Although nonpharmacological interventions should be the first line of treatment, a wide variety of pharmacological agents are used in the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms; therefore,...
The risk of harm associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia often has to be balanced against the risk of harm associated with medication management of NPS. A palliative care framework can help preserve autonomy, quality of life, comfort, and dignity for patients with NPS....