Format:
Online-Ressource (XXVIII, 208 p, online resource)
ISBN:
9781461453352
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1283934051
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9781283934053
Series Statement:
Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy
Content:
Assisting someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another illness that causes dementia is incredibly demanding and stressful for the family. Like many disabling conditions, Alzheimer’s disease leads to difficulty or inability to carry out common activities of daily life, and so family members take over a variety of tasks ranging from managing the person’s finances to helping with intimate activities such as bathing and dressing.Key coverage in Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders includes:Early diagnosis and family dynamicsEmotional needs of caregiversDevelopmentally appropriate long-term care for people with Alzheimer’sFamily caregivers as members of the Alzheimer’s treatment TeamLegal and ethical issues for caregiversFaith and spiritualityThe economics of caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s diseaseCultural, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic issues of minority caregiversAdvances in Alzheimer’s disease researchCaregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders offers a wealth of insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, geriatrics and gerontology, and medicine as well as public and education policy makers.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders; Editorial Board; Series Foreword; Preface; Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving: The Needs of Family Caregivers; De fi nitions of Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Caregiving; Genesis of the Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregiving Book Series; Overview of This Volume; References; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Part I: Issues Affecting the Care Triad; Chapter 1: Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Caregiving, and Family Dynamics; What Is Known?; Trends Towards Early Diagnosis
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Use of Genetics Testing in Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's DiseaseEarly Diagnosis and Family Dynamics; What Is Needed?; Research; Practice; Education; Policy; Future Directions; References; Chapter 2: Psychosocial Interventions to Address the Emotional Needs of Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease; Why Is Caring for a Relative with Alzheimer's Disease Emotionally Stressful?; How Does the Severity of Dementia Affect the Emotional Impact on the Caregiver?; The Impact of the Illness on the Relationship Between Caregiver and Care Receiver; Caregiving and Risk of Mental Illness
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Risk of Depression Among Caregivers of Relatives with DementiaAre All Family Caregivers at Equal Risk of Psychological Distress?; Social Support and Emotional Well-Being of Family Caregivers; How Can Psychosocial Interventions Help Family Caregivers Cope with the Emotional Consequences of Caregiving?; Examples of Interventions with Proven Ef fi cacy; Examples of Studies of Interventions to Help Caregivers Whose Emotional Distress Is Suf fi cient for a Diagnosis of Depression
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Examples of Interventions to Help Caregivers, Regardless of Psychological Morbidity, Withstand the Emotional Distress of CaregivingPsychosocial Interventions Currently Widely Available to Caregivers of Relatives with Alzheimer's Disease; Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Education, Training, and Support Programs for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease; The Essence of Alzheimer's Family Care; Evidence for and Limits of Caregiver Education and Training; Educational Materials as a Form of Alzheimer's Family Support; Educational Interventions; A Wide Variety of Support
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Policy InitiativesWhat's Ahead?; References; Part II: Issues in Providing Quality Care; Chapter 4: Developmentally Appropriate Long-Term Care for People with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders; What Is Developmentally Appropriate Care?; Community-Based Programs; Early Stage Programs; Community-Based Programs in Middle and Late Stages; Institutional Care; Barriers to Developmentally Appropriate Institutional Care; Innovative Approaches to Institutional Care; Directions for the Future; References; Chapter 5: The Economics of Caring for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease
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Who Provides Care for AD Patients
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Preface -- Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving: The Needs of Family Caregivers -- Section I: Issues Affecting the Care Triad -- Chapter 1. Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: Caregiving, and Family Dynamics -- Chapter 2. Psychosocial Interventions to Address the Emotional Needs of Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease -- Chapter 3. Education, Training, and Support Programs for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease -- Section II: Issues in Providing Quality Care -- Chapter 4. Developmentally Appropriate Long-Term Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders -- Chapter 5. The Economics of Caring for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease -- Chapter 6. Faith and Spirituality: Supporting Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia -- Chapter 7. Family Caregivers as Members of the Alzheimer’s Treatment Team -- Chapter 8. End-of-Life Issues for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias -- Section III: Cross-cutting Issues Impacting Caregivers and Caregiving -- Chapter 9. Ethical Issues: Perspective 1: Providing Care for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease: Practice, Education, and Research -- Chapter 10. Ethical Issues: Perspective 2: The Fundamental Role of Personhood -- Chapter 11. Legal Issues for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease -- Chapter 12. Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Research: Implications for Family Caregiving..
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461453345
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. ISBN 978-1-4614-5334-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-5335-2
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