Category: Dementia

The article Pain management in patients with dementia by Achterberg et al. (2013) is a literature review that explored four main perspectives concerning pain management among patients with dementia in order to make recommendations for further research and practice. Researchers explored the biological, assessment, organizational and educational, and practice perspectives. With regards to biological perspective,…

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…

Alzheimers Disease (AD) and Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) are the two most common types of dementia (Cunningham et al., 2015). Dementia also termed Major Neurocognitive Disorder in DSM-5 is an abnormal aging phenomenon and mostly develops later in life. The progressive deterioration of brain functioning is irreversible medical treatments could only slow down…

Dementia is a disease that causes the loss of cognitive functioning and behavioral abilities to a degree that it affects a person’s day-to-day life. This syndrome affects a persons memory, language skills, problem-solving, self-management, and the ability to focus. Dementia mainly has an effect on older people, and the risk of dementia continues to increase…

The aim of the literature review is to explore how music therapy impacts the behaviour of elderly people with dementia experiencing agitation. The term dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss, mood and behaviour changes, reasoning and language (Alzheimer Society, 2015). These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain…

Introduction Dementia is not one specific disease but is rather a group of conditions that can be characterised by the loss of at least two vital brain functions such as memory loss and judgement. The symptoms of which can be substantial, including but not limited to forgetfulness, a limited set of social skills and long-…

1. Abstract The aim of this study is to understand the perceptions and experiences of trained volunteers in caring for patients in dementia-palliative ward in Singapore. Methods A descriptive qualitative research study will be conducted in Assisi Hospice (AH). Purposive sampling will be used to recruit 20 participants. The data will be collected through face-to-face…

Dementia is a progressive disorder of the mental process caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes and impaired reasoning (McDonnell, 2013). According to Alzheimer’s Society (2007), there are currently an estimated 683,597 people with dementia in the UK (Alzheimer’s Society, 2007). The aim of this essay is to analyse…

Alzheimer’s disease- an abnormal protein surrounds brain cells and another protein damages their central structure. In time brain cells gets lost and starts to die. Vascular dementia- is when nerve cells in brain doesnt receive enough oxygen from blood the nerve cells dies. Mixed dementia- is when Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia is together. Lewy…

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