'I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up,' a Basic Primer for Caregivers to Understand Falls in Persons With Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Cognitive Impairment
| Autor: | Jimmy Rowe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Community and Home Care
medicine.medical_specialty Leadership and Management business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Disease medicine.disease Suicide prevention Injury prevention Medicine Dementia business Psychiatry Neurocognitive Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | Home Health Care Management & Practice. 27:126-134 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6739 1084-8223 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1084822314559833 |
| Popis: | This article seeks to demystify the complexity of what constitutes dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and cognitive impairment as it relates to identifying the basic contexts of these diseases in relationship with falls and fall prevention. It further will identify the new changes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) that replaces the term dementia and provides the new diagnostic framework for major and mild neurocognitive functioning. This article additionally provides some practical strategies for caregivers to equip themselves to understand some of the difficulties and challenges that they face when dealing with loved ones or patients who become afflicted by these diseases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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