Biophysical and Psychological Processes in Dementia Patients: Case Studies and Care Priorities

The older person and family

Table of Contents
Case study 1...................................................................................................................................................2
Discuss the biophysical and psychological processes pertinent to the case..............................................2
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss key elements of the tool...........2
Discuss the 3 priorities of care for this person...........................................................................................2
Discuss any equity, rights and access issues relevant to the case..............................................................3
Case study 2...................................................................................................................................................3
Discuss the biophysical and psychological processes pertinent to the case..............................................3
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss key elements of the tool...........3
Discuss the 3 priorities of care for this person...........................................................................................4
Discuss any equity, rights and access issues relevant to the case..............................................................4
Case study 3...................................................................................................................................................4
Discuss the biophysical and psychological processes pertinent to the case..............................................4
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss key elements of the tool...........4
Discuss the 3 priorities of care for this person...........................................................................................5
Discuss any equity, rights and access issues relevant to the case..............................................................5
References......................................................................................................................................................6
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Case study 1
Discuss the biophysical and psychological processes pertinent to the case
The biophysical and psychological processes are important aspects for ethical treatment
procedure of old aged dementia patients. Both these processes refer to the physical aspects as
well as the social aspects around the person. Lifestyle history is the key elemental reference to
provide effective dementia treatment to Rob. As mentioned in the case study, Rob used to forget
everything and used to infuriate over trivial issues that clearly indicates psychological
impairment of Rob. For example- Once Rob left some important tool out in the rain. However,
he totally denied the fact and accused his wife Margaret. This clearly indicates that rob was
seriously carrying the symptoms of dementia (Brodaty and Low, 2017). Moreover, the decline in
the politeness in the moral behavior of Rob also indicators the biophysical syndromes of
dementia. Through the case study, it is assumed clearly that Rob has the problem of memory
loss. In the case of dementia, the patient generally is reluctant to go to the physician for the
treatment.
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss key
elements of the tool
There are many assessment tools which help the physician for making the better treatment plan
for the dementia patient. According to the research and the clinical practice, the ‘cognition’ is
one of the key assessment tools to observe in the dementia patient. In addition, the quality of life,
change of behaviour, care burden and the dementia severity are the elements of the tool used for
this case study (Beech et al., 2017).
One of the key elements of the assessment tools are as follows:
 The abbreviated mental test scores: The abbreviated mental test score is a scale of
measurement about the level of dementia in the patient. This test takes three to four
minutes to show the concentration and the power of recall of the patient. Any score below
6 is considered a crucial mental health situation for the patient (O'Keeffe and Valacio,
2016).
 Clock Drawing Test: Clock Drawing Test is another important tool that is used to assume
the sensitivity of the patients. The test is designed specifically for the dementia patients.
The test allows drawing the clock with hands and numbers. The outcome of the test
signifies the authenticity of cognitive impairment of mental health.
 Test your Memory tool: In recent times, Test your Memory test is developed to identify
the identification of dementia in the patient. The test is encompassed with the self-
cognition and self-administered (Henkel, 2017).
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