Essays on: Dementia

Title: Essay on Dementia and Communication
Last modified: 22nd Jun 2021
Introduction: In this report I will be discussing a brain disease called Picks and how it affects communication for the client, their family and the healthcare assistant....

Title: The Person-centred Approach of Individuals with Dementia
Last modified: 11th May 2021
Introduction: The person-centred approach means focusing on the individual’s personal wellbeing and needs, along with their wants, desires and goals. ...

Title: Impact of Dementia on the Individual
Last modified: 11th May 2021
Introduction: Individuals with dementia frequently involve changes in their passionate reactions. They may have less control over their sentiments and how they express them....

Title: Reflective Essay on Dementia
Last modified: 23rd Dec 2020
Introduction: My first administrative position in mental health was working on a Geriatric Psychiatric unit of the local hospital. Many of the patients were elderly patients with Alzheimer’s. ...

Title: Care Models For Dementia
Last modified: 23rd Dec 2020
Introduction: Strength based model- This model focuses on the strengths, resources of the dementia clients/family and their ability to alzeihmers needs and interests. ...

Title: Person-centred and Non-person-centred Approaches to Dementia
Last modified: 16th Dec 2020
Introduction: Quality care is very important especially to the people who suffer from diseases like the elderly. There are several geriatric health conditions that affect the lifestyle, and day-to-day living....

Title: Timing of Onset and Rate of Decline in Learning and Retention in the Pre-Dementia phase of Alzehimer’s Disease
Last modified: 4th Dec 2020
Introduction: The hypothesis of this study to analyze the trajectories of declines in retention as well as the learning process of the phase before the original diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease...

Title: Health and Social Care in the UK: Dementia
Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Introduction: This Report will explore different factors that implement health in the UK, the negative factors it can have on health outcomes and these will be supported using evidence from a variety of research....

Title: Assessment and Care Management for Dementia Patients
Last modified: 17th Nov 2020
Introduction: When assessing for dementia, it is important to determine the persons baseline cognitive status. Nurses, family members, and caregiver play an important role when it comes to this task....

Title: Psychedelics as Treatment for Depression in Patients with Dementia
Last modified: 10th Nov 2020
Introduction: Aging is an inevitable part of life. Approximately 20% of the population in developed countries is comprised of adults over 60 years old...

Title: Medical Assistance in Dying and the Dementia Patients Right to Autonomy
Last modified: 4th Nov 2020
Introduction: The essence of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) can be viewed as supporting a patient by alleviating insufferable physical and psychological anguish by assisting in life ending care...

Title: Addressing Misconceptions of Alzheimer’s Disease
Last modified: 29th Oct 2020
Introduction: In my research paper I will be addressing the topic of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia related disorders....

Title: Biological and Survival Value of Music: Effect of Music on Dementia
Last modified: 28th Oct 2020
Introduction:  Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and its’ progression in the human brain has been widely studied and concluded upon by the community of neuroscientists. ...

Title: Challenges to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dementia Sufferers
Last modified: 24th Sep 2020
Introduction: Dementia is an umbrella term for over 100 diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, affecting the memory, cognitive abilities and behaviour of an individual, impacting the person’s ability to maintain their day-to-day activities. ...

Title: Alzheimer Disease: The Untouchable Presenile Dementia
Last modified: 20th Aug 2020
Introduction: One of the most accelerating neurological disorder among the elderly population, Alzheimer disease serves as the common cause for presenile dementia hitting the number of 13.8 million by 2050....

Title: Effects of Dementia on Family and Caregivers
Last modified: 19th Jun 2020
Introduction: DHW 504 TASK 1 1.1  EFFECTS ON FAMILY AND CAREGIVERS OF TAKING CARE A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA EFFECTS ON FAMILY   CHANGES IN RELATIONSHIP – According to the case study, a lady named Mary is diagn...

Title: Annotated Bibliography: Montessori-based Activities for Patients with Dementia
Last modified: 15th Jun 2020
Introduction: 1. Ploeg, E. S. V. D., Eppingstall, B., Camp, C. J., Runci, S. J., Taffe, J., & O’connor, D. W. (2012). A randomized crossover trial to study the effect of personalized, one-to-one interacti...

Title: Alzheimer’s Could Be Treated by Clearing Senescent Cells Around Major Organs
Last modified: 8th Jun 2020
Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest forms of dementia, a general term used for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that interfere with daily life. It causes problems with thinking, beha...

Title: Specific Needs of the Older Person with Dementia
Last modified: 4th Jun 2020
Introduction: Introduction In this project I am going to explain what dementia is, explore the physiological and psychological changes that occur for the older person with dementia and their needs in relation to th...

Title: Physiological and Psychological Changes of Dementia
Last modified: 25th May 2020
Introduction: Care of the Older Person Project 2 Throughout my project I will be discussing the issues for a person who suffers with the chronic illness, dementia. I will be exploring the physiological and psycholo...

Title: Benefits of Music Therapy for Dementia Patients
Last modified: 25th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction  Music has the ability to bring you back in time. You are able to relive moments from your past and feel all the emotions as you did when the event first occurred. When hearing a par...

Title: AIDS-Related Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Management
Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract   AIDS-related dementia occurs in the advanced stages of the HIV virus. When the virus attacks there is a worsening of both motor skills and mental declining. It also attacks the nervous sys...

Title: Importance of Development Measures to Address Dementia
Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: More must be done to address the growing impact of dementia Dementia, which is recognized as a syndrome of multiple-domain cognitive impairment and a brain dysfunction caused by impaired brain, causes...

Title: Case Study On Dementia: End Of Life Decisions
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Introduction: Ms. Long has been admitted to a skilled nursing home after four months in the hospital, and has been assigned a public guardian since she is no longer able to make life decisions on her own. The en...

Title: Psychological Effects of Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question How does dementia affect a patient psychologically? Answer As all forms of dementia have a direct and profound effect on the brain that intensifies as the dementia patient ages and the diseas...

Title: Dementia A Person Centred Care Approach Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells. Messages are passed along and between cells through tiny electrical impulses and chemical messages. This is how the brain controls what a person does, ...

Title: Critical Appraisal Of Care Of Older People Dementia Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction The author of this assignment will critically appraise a qualitative research report in the Nursing Standard titled Care of older people with dementia in an acute hospital setting.(Fiona ...

Title: Study of Care for Early onset Dementia Sufferer
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: In this case study I will be outlining the nursing care I would provide for 69 year old Simone who has been diagnosed with early onset dementia and wishes to remain living at home with her 40 year old...

Title: Discussing Strategies Of Care For Elderly Dementia Sufferers Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Caring for older people highlights many special and difficult issues for nurses and carers, such as separation, illness, loneliness, death and how to provide continued care (Morrissey et al, 1997). Th...

Title: Critique of Care of older people with dementia in nursing
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction This assignment will critically appraise a qualitative research report from the Nursing Standard titled: Care of older people with dementia in an acute hospital setting.(Fiona Cowell, 200...

Title: Case Analysis And Problems With Dementia Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dementia is a progressive and irreversible decline in mental function1. Lewy Body Dementia (DLB) is a form of degenerative dementia characterised by the presence of “Lewy Bodies” which are...

Title: Management Of Behavioral And Psychiatric Symptom Of Dementia Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: In the United States, people over 65 years old are the largest growing segment of the population, and aging is the primary risk factor for dementia, a condition associated with aging that results in m...

Title: Implementing A Nursing Dementia Care Bundle Tool Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to complete a diagnostic assessment and analysis to determine organisational readiness for an evidence-based service change linked to an action plan within Outer North Eas...

Title: Discussing impact of dementia on patient and carer
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Dementia is a serious disease of the brain. When someone has dementia, the brain cells are damaged and they die more frequently than normal. When an individual looses brain cells, this me...

Title: Understanding Dementia: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Aged Services
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: There is a need for all levels of staff in community, residential and acute care services to have a better understanding of dementia. With reference to the current literature, critically discuss what ...

Title: Aggression in dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Aggression in people with dementia is a behaviour that can be evident is care environments where dementia care is given. This is a issue that is becoming a growing health concern (Jackso...

Title: Restraint On Dementia Elderly Patient
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Nursing is a profession that involves a fusion of autonomy and collaboration in taking care of individuals of all ages who are not in a state of good health for promotion of a safe and healthy environ...

Title: Carers of elderly Dementia sufferers
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction The aim of this patient case study is to discuss the care and nursing interventions that an older person with dementia received in his home within the community during placement. There wi...

Title: Early Stage Dementia Nursing Care
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The aim of this case study is to explain and discuss the nursing care of a 69 year old lady who has recently been diagnosed with early stage dementia. This case study will demonstrate my knowledge and...

Title: Dementia Care Training for Nurses
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Improving Dementia Care Training for Registered General Nurses and Adult Student Nurses: examining the need, efficacy, content and barriers. This Independent Project aims to explore the efficacy of c...

Title: Caring for the Dementia Patient: Evidence Based Practice
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Lisa Krier   The population of elderly people in society is continually increasing, which places demands on the health care system. Drugs are extensively used in the elderly, and when the patients...

Title: Safeguarding Dementia Patients
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction All nurses have a duty of care to their patients (Brooker and Waugh, 2013). Nurses are expected to play a safeguarding role, recognising vulnerable patients and protecting them from harm,...

Title: Mental Health Well-being of Dementia Carers
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Research is undertaken and applied across many different professions and disciplines, as it offers a basis for increasing knowledge, informed decision making and action (Minichiello, Sul...

Title: Dementia: Impact of and Support Needs
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Task 3 A. People with Dementia 3.1.A In your own words explain the differing consequences of an impairment or type of disability in relation to: a. Individual A person with dementia faces a number of...

Title: Individual Patient Care in Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: A nurse’s role focuses on the help, care and support given to their patients whilst treating people as individuals and upholding their dignity (The NMC code, 2015). In this essay I will discuss the...

Title: Care Needs for Patient with Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction:   Introduction In this assessment I’m going to look at Dementia, explain what is it and what the effects are. I’m going to explore the person needs in relati...

Title: Effectiveness of Dementia Care Mapping on Patient Centred Care
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: A report into what is the effectiveness of Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) on patient-centred care for patients living with dementia in care home? This assignment will explore Evidence Bas...

Title: Lewy Body Dementia: Symptoms and Treatment
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction According to the World Health Organization, being healthy is being in a good physical, mental, and social well-being and not just the absence of an infection. This definition means th...

Title: Efficacy of Memantine on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms Related to Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Critical Appraisal of the article Efficacy of Memantine on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms Related to Dementia: A Systematic Meta-Analysis. The aim of the review conducted was to...

Title: Neuropsychological Assessment Plan for Depression-dementia Patient
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Experiencing stressful life events, such as bereavement, have been observed to act as a precedent for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (Reich, 2011). Meanwhile, the DSM-V recognizes grief ...

Title: Comparison between Dementia and Delirium
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Presentation: Dementia and delirium are two common neurological conditions with varying similarities and differences. Dementia is a neurodegenerative condition with a slow onset ( Fong,...

Title: Dementia and Treatment as it Applies to Speech Language Pathology
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Etiology The term dementia refers to an umbrella term that describes conditions that affect several aspects of cognition due to neurons in the brain (Alzheimer’s Association, 2014). Sp...

Title: Dementia Interventions And Implications Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dementia is one of the leading causes of nonfatal disability in the developed world and by 2030 it is predicted that dementia will be the third leading cause of the years of life lost due to de...

Title: Family Intervention Of Dementia Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The word dementia is an umbrella term which describes a serious deterioration in mental functions, such as memory, language, orientation and judgement. Numerous definition of dementia has been sugges...

Title: Early Stage Of Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dementia is a common disease in the geriatric population but can also be noticed in any stage of adulthood. In a study issued by European researchers, it is estimated that about 35 million people have...

Title: Effects of Dementia | Considering Gender and Age
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dementia has been associated with impaired memory, poor orientation, low thinking capacity, low comprehension, language problems, poor calculation, poor judgment and learning capacity. With such effec...

Title: Development of Care Plan for Person with Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction:   Specific Needs of the Older Person Introduction Dementia is characterized by cognitive decline or behavioral (neuropsychiatric) changes in relation to a previou...

Title: Research on Dementia and Memory Cafés
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Research into how effective activities in memory café are for individuals with Dementia when considering cognition and dexterity. A Research on Dementia and Memory Cafés Intro...

Title: Challenges of Dementia Care and Patient Awareness
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract Dementia is a controversial issue in the medical field today. Dementia is defined as “a loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occup...

Title: Symptoms causes and possible solutions of Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
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Title: Health Essays - Alzheimer Dementia Disease Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Alzheimer Dementia Closing in on Alzheimer’s “Soon, Alzheimer’s disease will touch everyone in this country in some form or another, so the need to redouble our research efforts greater than eve...

Title: Challenges in Caring for Dementia Patients
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Dementia consists of a lot of symptoms that include lowering ability to do routine or familiar tasks, impairment of the memory, reasoning and judgment, behavior and mood changes. However...

Title: Music Therapy for Dementia - Research Study
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Hilda Dimalibot Purpose of the Study Research question What is the level of knowledge for the benefits of music therapy on the residents with dementia among healthcare assistants in Chadderton Res...

Title: Strength Based Models for People With Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The strength based model represents a paradigm shift — a movement away from a deficit based model which is one that can lead to a long list of the things that are considered to be ‘wrong’ with ...

Title: Approaches Towards Dementia Care
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Peter John Ignacio Jael Wafula Support Planning for Geriatric Health Conditions   Introduction Today, our society consists of increasing number of people aged sixty five and over. This is the resu...

Title: Effects of Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Unit standard 23920 Task 1: 1.1:   Dementia Normal ageing loss of nerve cells As regards with dementia brain ,the reason which is contributing to the death of nerve cell and disrupt the...

Title: Person Centred Care for Dementia Patients
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Ingrid Joy Moreno Castaneda   Abstract This paper presents the different aspects of person-centred approach in the promotion of health to the elderly with dementia and other geriatric health condi...

Title: Symptoms of Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1.1   Dementia Normal Ageing Loss of Nerve cells Due to loss of nerve cells and less cerebral cortex the cerebrum contracts. Plaques and tangles cause the passing of nerve cells and dis...

Title: Strategies for Elderly Care and Dementia
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION There is often a stigma for people who have dementia because of the poor understanding of dementia and how to provide care for them. Although there is a strong association between dement...

Title: Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Family
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Alzheimer’s: the effect on the family Introduction Alzheimer is a medical problem that can also be termed as a type of dementia. A patient who suffers from Alzheimer experiences problems in regard ...

Title: Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Dementia Patients with Anxiety
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR-(CB- SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT) INTRODUCTION- (200 WORDS) In my assignment, I will be looking at the music therapy intervention and how effective it is in peopl...