A Survey of Dementia Carers: Doctors' Communications, Problem Behaviours and Institutional Care
Autor: | Dianne Griffin, Henry Brodaty, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic |
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Rok vydání: | 1990 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Home Nursing Institutionalisation Personal life Pilot Projects Disease Neuropsychological Tests 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient Education as Topic Nursing Alzheimer Disease Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Social Behavior Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Aged Aged 80 and over Physician-Patient Relations business.industry Institutionalization General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Mental health humanities Social relation 030227 psychiatry Self-Help Groups Psychiatry and Mental health Female Alzheimer's disease business Communications Problem |
Zdroj: | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 24:362-370 |
ISSN: | 1440-1614 0004-8674 |
DOI: | 10.3109/00048679009077703 |
Popis: | A survey of carers belonging to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Society (ADARDS) had three aims: (i) to investigate the process of health professionals providing information to patients and carers: (ii) to determine the nature of problems burdening carers; and (iii) to examine factors associated with institutional placement. Carers reported on deficiencies in the provision of information and indicated their preferences as to how the information should be given. ADARDS, general practitioners and other health professionals were reportedly helpful, with each appearing to have a role in providing information about dementia. Multiple problem behaviours were reported by most carers, especially difficulties with communication, the need for constant supervision and disruption to personal life. Institutional care was most highly correlated with dependency problems, severity of dementia and a non-spouse carer. Implications include the need for training of doctors in communication and education about dementia with particular attention to management of dependency problems. |
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