Category: Dementia

Table of Contents Introduction Dementia-Related Behaviors Policy Description Specific Legislators Involved in Policy Development Role of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) Policy Influence on Clinical Practice Policy Use by Interprofessional Teams Conclusion References Introduction Dementia is detrimental to socialization and personal growth and development among patients since it impairs brain functions. Although dementia is not…

Abstract Clinicians have, over the years, recognized and utilized the therapeutic properties of music in alleviating the psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia for patients and their caregivers. Dementia encompasses a range of conditions and diseases characterized by the progressive impairment and deterioration of a persons cognitive domains. Without a cure or treatment available, various…

Introduction Dementia was an illness which consisted of a group of symptoms characterized by reduction in memory, impairment in the reasoning skills and slow decline of skills required for daily living. Changes in the brain, both structural and biochemical, caused these illnesses. The condition was defined as a syndrome due to disease of the brain,…

Many older people of different occupations receive the dementia diagnosis nowadays. As a rule, dementia develops after the age of 65 and has three stages  early, moderate, and advanced (Khachaturian & Radebaugh, 2019). The development of the disease may be hard to prognosticate, while the average life expectancy after diagnosis is about seven years,…

Table of Contents Dementia Psychological Effects Diagnosis Treatment Conclusion Works Cited The worlds population is aging, and advances in modern health care have meant that people are living longer. However, at the same time, the number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases is increasing. One of the essential tasks of todays health care system is…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary of the Contents of the Article The Balance of the Article The Quality of the Article References Introduction This paper provides a summary and analysis of the article by Jill Hill (2015), which is entitled Diabetes and dementia: The implications for diabetes nursing, and was published in Journal of Diabetes…

Table of Contents Summary Emotions Confidence Work Cited Summary Dementia is a general term for memory loss, language, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life, with Alzheimers being a common cause. Dementia causes several psychological effects that are broadly classified as emotional or confidence effects. Emotional effects interfere…

More and more people have been diagnosed to have dementia. These people need special care that may be provided by their relatives or specially trained caregivers. It has been observed that women with dementia who have daughters are usually cared for by them. Catherine Ward-Griffin, Nancy Bol, and Abram Oudshoorns research is devoted to the…

The article under analysis is titled Perspectives of women with dementia receiving care from their adult daughters and written by C. Ward-Griffin, A. Oudshoorn, K. Clark, and N. Bol. This article is devoted to the necessity of home care for people with dementia. The demand for dementia home care services has increased during the last…

Controlling dementia is done with the main aim of reducing the suffering that results from cognitive symptoms while also minimizing the rate of cognitive decline. Management of dementia can be carried out using non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments to enhance a patients quality of life. Some of the non-pharmacological approaches applied in the management of dementia…