Persons with dementia
A passive positioning alarm used by persons with dementia and their spouses – a qualitative intervention study
... both persons with dementia and relatives have also been found in earlier stud- ies on the use of tracking technologies in the care of persons with dementia ...some persons with ...
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Goals of Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Across the Caregiving Career
... from persons with dementia to include the value of family caregivers through caregiver education and training and other programs that support the role of family caregivers (Alzheimer Society Canada, 2010; ...
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Family caregivers’ assessment of symptoms in persons with dementia using the GBS-scale: differences in rating after psychosocial intervention – an 18-month follow-up study
... of dementia in the persons they cared ...of persons aged 70 years and older receiving social services and diagnosed with dementia ...in persons with dementia using the ...
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Persons with dementia missing in the community: Is it wandering or something unique?
... An on-going evaluation of the individual ’ s way finding skills is critical. It appears that a way finding error is a critical linchpin to a missing incident. Since almost all individuals are on a customary activity or ...
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Global music approach to persons with dementia: evidence and practice
... to persons with dementia, ...and dementia was considered and ...of persons with ...and persons with dementia, music-based interventions, caregivers singing, individualized ...
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<p>How Volunteers Contribute to Persons with Dementia Coping in Everyday Life</p>
... dif fi cult: “ I really thought I would pass a threshold getting the key, I ’ m not home care staff, it felt too invading to lock myself in. ” Eventually, both she and the woman seemed to be fi ne with it. In one of the ...
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The experience of lived space in persons with dementia: a systematic meta-synthesis
... of dementia often leads to a need for relocation from one’s own home to a long-term care fa- cility ...among persons with dementia could be a reaction to loss and worry, especially the experience of ...
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The effect of individualized music on agitation for home dwelling persons with dementia
... study. Persons with dementia who met the following inclusion criteria were included in this study: 1) diagnosed with dementia; 2) scoring under 25 on the MMSE; 3) living at home or in an assisted ...
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Living with dementia in a nursing home, as described by persons with dementia: a phenomenological hermeneutic study
... that persons with dementia, similarly to persons without dementia [15], have the insight that the situation (of living in a NH) is necessary although not preferred, and they are able to adjust ...
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The impact of group activities and their content on persons with dementia attending them
... providing persons with dementia an adequate quality of life and as a nonpharmacological intervention to prevent behavior problems in this ...for persons with ...
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Informal caregivers of persons with dementia, their use of and needs for specific professional support: a survey of the National Dementia Programme
... with dementia is frightened, angry or confused ...of persons with dementia living at home and informal caregivers of people with dementia who are living in a nursing home or home for the ...of ...
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iPad use to Enhance Conversations between Persons with Dementia and their Family Caregivers
... of persons with dementias’ individual ...the persons with ...assist persons with dementia regarding basic activities of daily ...both persons with dementia and family caregivers ...
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Reducing care-resistant behaviors during oral hygiene in persons with dementia
... with dementia sees the caregiving actions as a form of ...of dementia, the ability to apply context to the perceived threat ...altered, persons with dementia may interpret non-threatening ...
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Exploring the usability of a videophone mock-up for persons with dementia and their significant others
... for persons with dementia for maintain- ing the social network and for reaching help when needed ...that persons with dementia are likely to have when using an ordinary tele- phone or ...of ...
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An Exploration of Volition: Caregiver Perceptions of Persons with Dementia
... To further explore the findings of this study, future research should be undertaken focusing on caregivers’ use of person-centered care approaches that support volition and the use of strategies to increase engagement in ...
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Burden & coping in caregiver of persons with dementia
... The single strongest risk factor for dementia is Seeley William et al., 2011) Prevalence doubles about every 5 years from about 5-8 percent at age 65 to 70 to 15 to 20 percent at the age 75 to 80 and up to 40 to ...
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Chronic disease self-management support for persons with dementia, in a clinical setting
... undiagnosed dementia or cognitive impairment symptoms can aid clinicians in deciding which persons would be suitable for comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and identifying those who would benefit ...
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When it is time to hang up the keys: the driving and dementia toolkit – for persons with dementia (PWD) and caregivers – a practical resource
... Demographics suggest as the populations age, there will be more older drivers on the road, with the number of licensed drivers expected to double [1]. Motor vehicle accident rates are reported to increase with the aging ...
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Burden and Coping in Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: A Cross Sectional Study
... on dementia in India which shows this neurodegenerative condition is an important public health ...about dementia, interventions are ad- dressing the needs of the people and directed at improving quality of ...
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The effectiveness of creating an online life story book on persons with early dementia and their informal caregivers: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial
... Background: Dementia has a high burden for patients, informal caregivers and ...more persons with dementia will live longer at ...(with dementia) with a good quality of life is not easy to ...
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