Making sense and finding meaning: comparing narratives of older people with dementia and carers about the quality of an ordinary life This research examines narratives about the quality of everyday life with dementia. The aim of the study is to compare and contrast differing perspectives ... JM ...
One of the first applications of lifelogging data analysis was to improve autobiographical memory in people with memory impairments, such as amnesic patients due to brain injury or people with dementia [33]. The proposed method aimed to extract consisting cues from the lifelog, later to be ...
Older people with cognitive decline, moderate cognitive impairment, or early stagedementia(Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or other types) may find these word searches accessible as well. The standardfree word searches on this siteconsist of 15 rows and columns with words hidden vertically, horizontally,...
Interscorer reliability is very high, and 1-year test–retest reliability has been reported as .70 (Snow & Tierney, 1988). Concurrent validity has been established in several studies, generally indicating better validity for letters than categories (Coelho, 1984), although in dementia and the sub...
Dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease 4 , is a major problem worldwide, with estimates showing it will only get worse. Worryingly, Alzheimer’s related deaths have increased by 16 percent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Making matters worse is the fact that modern medicine has yet...
Twelve people with dementia were interviewed to complete values histories. During the interviews participants were asked to describe their feelings and values related to the end their lives. A minority appreciated the opportunity to discuss their feelings, while others were evasive and one was ...
Word search Puzzle i.e. Crossword Eradicates Brain Diseases. Studies suggest that these brain teasers are actually helpful for people suffering from Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Haven’t heard about Dementia and Alzheimer’s before? Have a look: ...
The Chinese researchers noted that game players with an existing diagnosis of moderate dementia may face difficulty with role-playing or strategy-type games. The motto the simpler the better serves as a handy guide when selecting the right game for patients. ...
"People don't talk about dementia enough. But when they do the word 'demented' often comes out and that is a terrible word. "The people who have dementia are the professionals; we live with dementia and we are the people the experts learn from." Bill says going to Greece is a fan...
One of the people he was inspired by and wrote about, wasKathleen Kelly, the mother of a friend of his, who passed away on Christmas Day 2020. His bookLove Storiesis dedicated to her and prefaced with a letter written to her, typed on the sky blue Studio 44 Olivetti typewriter she be...