UID:
almahu_9949697719202882
Format:
1 online resource (xlix, 288 pages) :
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illustrations (some color)
ISBN:
0-12-811929-2
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0-12-811928-4
Content:
This book highlights evidence-based best practices for improving the lives of patients with dementia. It presents the local and global challenges of these patients, also coupling foundational knowledge with specific strategies to overcome these challenges. It also examines the trajectory of the disease, offers stage-appropriate practices and strategies to improve quality of life, provides theoretical and practical frameworks that inform on ways to support and care for individuals living with dementia, includes evidence-based recommendations for research, and details global examples of care approaches that work. --
Note:
About the person living with dementia : --
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How the brain is affected --
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Lived experiences of individuals with dementia --
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Breaking the cycle of despair --
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Making life better for individuals living with dementia --
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About the caregiver : --
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Formal caregivers: Role of the interprofessional team --
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About living environments : --
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The physical home environment: a neglected therapeutic context --
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Living in the community --
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About social systems and policies : --
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Services and setting of care --
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Global efforts and national plans --
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Transforming dementia care --
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Taking action : --
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Developing and implementing an action plan --
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Putting it all together: Synthesis and future directions.
Language:
English
