| Description |
1 online resource (229 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Caregiving, 2192-340X |
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Caregiving (New York, N.Y.)
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| Summary |
"Assisting someone with Alzheimer's disease or another illness that causes dementia is incredibly demanding and stressful for the family. Like many disabling conditions, Alzheimer's disease leads to difficulty or inability to carry out common activities of daily life, and so family members take over a variety of tasks ranging from managing the person's finances to helping with intimate activities such as bathing and dressing. Key coverage in Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders includes: Early diagnosis and family dynamics. Emotional needs of caregivers. Developmentally appropriate long-term care for people with Alzheimer's. Family caregivers as members of the Alzheimer's treatment. Team Legal and ethical issues for caregivers. Faith and spirituality. The economics of caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Cultural, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic issues of minority caregivers. Advances in Alzheimer's disease research. This book offers a wealth of insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, geriatrics and gerontology, and medicine as well as public and education policy makers"--Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
Issues affecting the care triad -- Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, caregiving, and family dynamics / Glenn E. Smith, Angela Lunde -- Psychosocial interventions to address the emotional needs of caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease / Mary Mittelman -- Education, training, and support programs for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease / Connie Siskowski, Lisa Gwyther -- Issues in providing quality care -- Developmentally appropriate long-term care for people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders / Steven H. Zarit, Allison M. Reamy -- The economics of caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease / Mary Sano, Karen Dahlman, Margaret Sewell, Carolyn W. Zhu -- Faith and spirituality: supporting caregivers of individuals with dementia / Karen Meier Robinson -- Family caregivers as members of the Alzheimer's treatment team / Jeffrey N. Nichols -- End-of-life issues for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias / Donna Cohen -- Cross-cutting issues impacting caregivers and caregiving -- Ethical issues: perspective 1: providing the care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease: practice, education, policy, and research / Peter J. Whitehouse, Peter J. Whitehouse, Peter J. Whitehouse -- Ethical Issues: Perspective 2: The Fundamental Role of Personhood / Stephen G. Post -- Legal Issues for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease / Jack Schwartz, Leslie B. Fried -- Advances in Alzheimer's disease research: implications for family caregiving / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from electronic title page (ebrary, viewed on November 26, 2013). |
| Subject |
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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Caregivers.
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Alzheimer Disease.
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Caregivers -- psychology.
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Patient Care -- ethics.
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Social Support.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
(OCoLC)fst00806558
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Caregivers. (OCoLC)fst00847331
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| Added Author |
Zarit, Steven H., editor.
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Talley, Ronda C., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Caregiving for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. New York ; London : Springer, 2012 9781461453345 (OCoLC)818461702 |
| ISBN |
9781461453352 (electronic bk.) |
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1461453356 (electronic bk.) |
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