Assignment Dementia and its Effective Interventions
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Assignment Dementia and its Effective Interventions
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Running head: DEMENTIA AND ITS EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONSDementia and its effective interventionsName of the student:Name of the University:Author Note:
DEMENTIA AND ITS EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS1Importance of the study:Dementia is a disorder of the brain which can be sub divided into several othernarrower categories. The effect of the disease can be for a prolonged period of time and effectthe life of the others associated with the people in their life (Bass et al. 2013, p. 1377). Thereis no specific causation known for the occurrence of the disease. The situation of the patientsdealing with the disorder can be significantly decreased by their own involvement in therecovery process (Prince et al. 2013, p.63). The people need to understand the drasticinfluence that it has on them and have positive attitude towards the healing process (Digby,R, Lee, S & Williams, A, 2017, p.1152). The person has to think the situational positions andtry to remember the happenings in their life, this enormously helps in the functioning of theperson on their day to day life (Jung 2015). The people dealing with the situation haveseveral symptoms that are not totally specific for dementia, this makes the condition difficultto diagnose and treat. The intellectual functioning of the patients who are affected immenselywhich leads to complexions like memory loss and lack of ability to recognize people.The study is of major importance as the people suffering from the disorder can onlybe given assistance by involvement of proper care procedure (Cahill O'Shea & Pierce 2012).The disorder is known to effect more than fifty million people across the globe. The people asa result of the disorder loose the interest in their own life. The people need to be given properassistance to get back to their normal life. The phenomenon is known to effect over tenpercent of the population at one point or the other in the people’s life. The medicines that areavailable are known to effect the condition of the patients only mildly (Jeon et al. 2012,p.508). Intervention of the recovery procedure by giving the patients proper care with thehelp of a health personnel is known to be effective.
DEMENTIA AND ITS EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS2Search question for the purpose of literature review:What are the experiences of a patient going through dementia?Generalized search process:The first and the most important part of searching a literature is to identify the broadtopic that has to be assessed. After the assessment of the topic a search strategy has to bedesigned to commemorate the needs of the assignment. The search process should be done bymodifying the key terms if needed. The database has to be chosen in such a way that it hasthe topics that has to be covered. The search has to be run and the topics that match theconcerned areas should be recovered for review purpose. The topics that are recovered shouldbe then studied and assessed (Wortmann 2012). Steps to be followed to design the search strategy:Several databases were used in the search process. Cochrane was used for gettingresources of articles based on evidences. CINAHL was used for searching nursing care basedarticles. Scopus was used for reviews based on peer pressure and Pub-med was used forsearching experience of the patients suffering from dementia. Summary of the available evidences:Dementia has been under inspection for a long time all over the world, caregivingprocedure is the only effective way in which the recovery process can be effective(Aminzadeh, et al 2012, p. 85). There are various known interventions that help immensely inthe recovery procedure of the patients that need assistance of a care giver. The caregiversshould maintain positive equations with the patients (Brooker & Latham 2015). Thecaregivers should put in effort to revive the positivity in the patients as most of the time thepatients are found to be dealing with depression. The patients should not be affected by the
DEMENTIA AND ITS EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS3environmental distractions, the caregivers should establish a quiet and distraction freeenvironment to make the atmosphere comfortable for the sufferers (Kales et al. 2012, p.71).The physical attributes of the patients should also be commemorated, with the developmentof the condition the physical movement of the people suffering from dementia becomesrestricted, the caregivers should be able to analyze their disabilities and communicate withthem according to their needs. Communication should be done in an effective way, thecaregivers should ask questions to the patient in the simplest way possible (Eggenberger,Heimerl & Bennett 2013, p.345). that is, the interaction should be done by using simplewords that can be easily understood by the patients (Cerejeira, Lagarto & Mukaetova-Ladinska 2012). The sufferers are often found to be impatient and agitated, the caregiversshould evaluate the reasons of the patient’s condition. The environmental setup should bechanged in such cases to decrease the occurrence of the anxiety related problems (Mol,Moser & Pols 2015). Incorporation of the above mentioned features is known to improve thecondition of patients suffering from dementia effectively. Generalized critical review:According to the authors, a large number of people aged over 60 years old are knownto be effected from the menace of dementia (Moonga, J & Likupe, G 2016, p.1789). Theestimated number of people who are dealing with the problem is about forty-eight millionacross the globe. The number of patients of dementia increases by about 4.6 million everyyear. The number is estimated to drastically increase with the upcoming years. It is examinedto triple in number by the year of 2050 (Moonga, J & Likupe, G 2016, p.1789). The olderpopulation of people worldwide is at a higher risk. The mortality and morbidity rate istremendously increasing due to this reason. This is a major reason for the admission of thepatients of dementia in the orthopedic wards. The old people with dementia have a much
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