Psychosocial Intervention and Dementia, Part 11.
| Autor: | LEVY, LINDA L |
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| Zdroj: | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health; Mar1988, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p13-36, 24p |
| Abstrakt: | This paper discusses the application of Allen's Cognitive Disability approach to the psychosocial care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementing conditions. It describes a behavioral hierarchy for evaluating the individual's competence to perform normal life activities. This iframework also suggests different strategies to be used to adapt normal life activities in order to promote maximal functional ca acities in the impaired individual. P These methods provide a means or the therapists and caregivers to contribute to the individual's sense of competence and quality of life throughout the course of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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