Primary Care and Dementia

Steve Iliffe, Vari Drennan (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2001
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-85302-997-4 (ISBN)

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This practice and training guide is written with the needs of health and social care professionals working with people with dementia in mind. The book is illustrated with case studies and includes a chapter on understanding and responding to the needs of the carer - such as access to information and support - and the effect on their own health.

This practice and training guide is written with the needs of health and social care professionals working with people with dementia in mind. Drawing together theoretical considerations and examples of good practice, the authors look at the different stages of dementia and explain how to:

* make the initial diagnosis - including guidelines for distinguishing dementia from depression;

* convey the diagnosis to the person with dementia and their family - outlining the use of cognitive tests and the role of anti-dementia drugs;

* support the client through lifestyle adjustments;

* care for end-stage dementia patients - looking for example at the choice between community or institutional care.

The book is illustrated with case studies and includes a chapter on understanding and responding to the needs of the carer - such as access to information and support - and the effect on their own health. Outlining the shared knowledge base required by health and social care practitioners, this useful and accessible work book will also facilitate inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working.

Steve Iliffe is Reader in General Practice at the Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London. Vari Drennan is Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Nursing at the Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London.

1. The Clinical Features of Dementia. 2. Confirming and Conveying the Diagnosis. 3. The Pathway of Dementia. 4. Carers of People with Dementia. 5. Caring for People as the Dementia Progresses. 6. Good practice and Service Development. Bibliography. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.6.2001
Reihe/Serie	University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
Vorwort	Murna Downs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	202 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege
ISBN-10	1-85302-997-1 / 1853029971
ISBN-13	978-1-85302-997-4 / 9781853029974
Zustand	Neuware