Taking Care of the Caretakers of Dementia PatientsBerkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksHwang, Chien
Carers of a person with dementia need support so they can look after themselves. Carers can learn to manage stress and fatigue, and make sure that support is available. Men who care for someone with dementia can find the task challenging as they may not have the emotional support network of...
Striving to Respond to Palliative Care Patients' Pain at Home: A Puzzle for Family Caregivers. Purpose/Objectives: To describe the types of pain patients in palliative care at home experience and how family caregivers assess them and intervene.Resear... Mehta,Anita,Cohen,... - 《Oncology Nursin...
I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly. This year a very sweet old lady that I cared for Alice had gone through a difficult time. She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “...
anticoagulation. Controlling of adherence to the direct oral anticoagulants is difficult. Therefore, continuous and regular medication intake represents a pre-requisite for achieving optimal protection. The present review aims to give an overview about the factors that affect drug adherence in patients ...
One-year risk of institutionalization in demented outpatients with caretaking relatives. In order to determine the factors associated with good and poor 1-year prognosis of demented patients, the caretakers of 100 home-based patients attending ... K Juva,M Mkel,R Sulkava,... - 《International ...
Taking care of caregivers: For families and others who care for people with Alzheimer\"s disease and other forms of dementia: D. Jeanne Roberts 181 pages, ... Most people with Alzheimer's disease and their families receive care in primary care. This article describes an integrated model of ...
The first step in choosing a home healthcare provider is to assess your specific needs or those of your loved one. Determine the level of care required, whether it’s basic assistance with daily activities, medical services, specialized care like dementia support, or a combination of different ...
Family caregivers, the "second victims" or hidden patients in dementia care, are at risk for social isolation, stress, depression, and mortality. Telephone... L Winter,LN Gitlin - 《Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen》 被引量: 115发表: 2007年 Essential information and support needs of family...
year nationwide. In fact, the cost of caring for dementia is twice the cost of caring for heart disease, and three times the cost of cancer treatments. Of course, cost alone shouldn’t be the only motivation to act. The emotional costs for patients and families are a louder call to ...