Self Management of Chronic Disease: Alzheimer’s Disease

Table of Content......Page 10
1. Chronic Disease and Self-Management – Aspects of Cost Efficiency and Current Policies......Page 16
Chronic Disease Worldwide......Page 17
Diabetes......Page 19
Self-Management of Chronic Disease......Page 20
Aspects of New Approaches Towards Self-Management......Page 22
Benefits of Self-Management......Page 23
Cost of Health......Page 24
Current Legislation and Policies......Page 25
Summary......Page 26
References......Page 27
2. Aspects of Aging......Page 30
Normal, Active and Successful Aging......Page 31
Morbid Aging and Mental Health......Page 32
Ageism, Elder Abuse and Stigma......Page 33
Mature Mind and an Optimistic View of Aging......Page 34
Defining Old Age as a Phase of Life......Page 35
Life Design......Page 36
Action Theory and Self-Organization......Page 37
Interaction and Dementia......Page 38
References......Page 41
3. Dementia......Page 44
Causes and Risk Factors......Page 45
Diagnosis......Page 46
Treatment......Page 47
References......Page 48
Main Features of the Dementia Syndrome......Page 49
Common Cognitive Symptoms......Page 50
Impairment in Intellectual Functioning and Disturbances in Executive Functioning......Page 52
Behavioral and Psychopathologic Symptoms of Dementia......Page 53
References......Page 55
4. Alzheimer......Page 58
Expected Cases......Page 59
Socioeconomic Factors......Page 60
References......Page 61
4.2 State of the Art – Treatment of Cognitive, Behavioral and Psycho- pathological Symptoms of Alzheimer\'s Disease......Page 62
Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer\'s Disease......Page 63
Interventions for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms (BPSD)......Page 68
References......Page 70
The Medium is the Message......Page 72
Unintended Disclosures......Page 73
Compensation and the Fragile Self......Page 75
References......Page 80
5. Caregivers Care with Alzheimer\'s Disease, Prevention of Caregivers Burn-Out......Page 82
Caregiver Burden and Consequences......Page 83
Prevention of Caregivers\' Burn-out......Page 84
References......Page 85
6. Psychological Aspects of Promotion of Self-Management......Page 88
Self-Perception and Self-Concept......Page 89
Motivation and Stereotyping......Page 90
Approaches to Improve Self-Management......Page 91
References......Page 92
7. Self-Management Programs......Page 94
Models......Page 95
Self-Management Programs......Page 96
Aspects of the Transformation of Self-Management and Chronic Disease......Page 101
Summary......Page 103
References......Page 104
7.2 Tools of Self-Management and Their Application in Low-Resource Treatment Settings......Page 106
Alzheimer\'s Dementia in Nigeria......Page 107
Self-Management Tools and Alzheimer\'s Disease in Nigeria......Page 108
Potential Benefits of Use of Self-Management Tools in Low-Resource Settings......Page 109
Barriers to Use of Self-Management Tools in Nigeria......Page 110
Recommendations and Conclusions......Page 111
References......Page 112
8. Self-Management......Page 114
Prerequisites of Self-Management in Patients with AD......Page 115
Components of Self-Management in People with AD......Page 116
References......Page 118
Introduction......Page 120
Photos and Commentary......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 126
9. End-of-life Care for Patients with Alzheimer\'s Disease......Page 128
What is Palliative Care?......Page 129
Palliative Care in Dementia......Page 130
Under-Treatment......Page 131
Effectiveness of Treatments and Other Interventions......Page 132
Advance Care-Planning in Dementia......Page 133
Communication and Decision-Making with Family Caregivers......Page 134
References......Page 135
10. Self-Management of Caregivers......Page 140
Needs of Caregivers: Propagations and Limits......Page 141
The Initiation of Self-Management for Dementia Caring......Page 142
Self-Management Approaches Across the Stages of Dementia......Page 143
Approaches at the Moderate Stage of Dementia......Page 144
Approaches at the Advanced Stage of Dementia......Page 145
References......Page 146
Introduction......Page 147
Concepts Related to Self-Management and How They Affect Care-giving Families......Page 148
How to Support Self-Management in Elderly Care-giving Families with Dementia......Page 152
References......Page 153
11. Financial Benefits of Self-Management......Page 156
Present and Future Challenges......Page 157
Family Caregivers – the World\'s Largest Care Service......Page 158
Family Member Self-Management......Page 159
Efficiency of Programmes to Support Patient Autonomy......Page 160
Conclusions......Page 162
References......Page 163
Conclusion......Page 166
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