The Effect of Nutrition in Dementia Patients in UK

BACKGROUND
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Theoretical framework............................................................................................................................
Literature review topic.............................................................................................................................
Research Question...................................................................................................................................
The aim of the study................................................................................................................................
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Research Methodology............................................................................................................................
Systematic literature review...........................................................................................................6
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Data analysis..................................................................................................................................7
Personal reflection.........................................................................................................................8
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THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS IN UK
BACKGROUND
Dementia is defined by several symptoms such as loss of memory, confusion, change of
moods and feeling complications in daily tasks performing (Henry and Perry, 2017). The
World Health Organization describes dementia as a brain disease of chronic and continuous
nature where one becomes more disturbed and highly cortical utility likes of thinking
problem, memory and learning ability problems, understanding and judgment problem,
therefore acting abnormally unclear sentence (Henry and Perry, 2017). Dementia once attacks
an individual is irreversible meaning is very unsafe to human life. The reason being after the
diagnosis of the illness, the infected individual lifespan form that period will be ranging from
three years to nine years (Pengo et al., 2017).
In the UK most people are affected n by dementia (Candy et al., 2015). The Population
capacity of eight hundred thousand (800,000) people is suffering from dementia in the UK
(Candy et al., 2015) . The literature review shows that out of 14 individuals of age ranges 65
years, one is suffering from dementia and on the age of 80 years six of them are suffering
from dementia (Candy et al., 2015). Not only that, but half of the population also is affected
because 400,000 individuals belonging to the age of under 65 years and above. The health
department has estimated that the cost of treating dementia in the health sector is about $18
billion yearly and the professional in the field of health, has announced that, the figure will
increase to more than $52 billion yearly in the next coming years (Candy et al., 2015).
Dementia is classified in several categories which are, first, Alzheimer’s disease which is the
most dementia present in UK (Schwartz, 2018). This means that when attacks brain it leads to
the death of cells in the brain, therefore, considering is irreversible diseases will result to
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termination of human life after the attack. The most second dementia is Vascular dementia
which is caused by constraint of blood supply via the brain and may cause brain stroke
(Brooke and Ojo, 2015). Another one is dementia which leads to the disintegration of tissues
in the brain, therefore, developing on the nerve (Brooke and Ojo, 2015). Other dementia the
affect an individual simultaneously which mixes the condition and charters of abnormalities
are experienced. Also, they are other situations which are rarely dementia cause and they
include cognitive injury due to HIV related diseases, super nuclear progressive palsy and
Niemann diseases, and all this count a lot in the UK since 5% approximately are suffering
dementia (Brooke and Ojo, 2015).
According to this literature review, the proposal is about the Nutrition in dementia patients in
UK. Good nutrition is a very vital component to the health of individual suffering dementia.
It is very challenging to sustain healthy weight by the people having dementia (Volkert et al.,
2015). Losing weight, challenges in eating, drinking, and other nutrition processes are most
common issues towards dementia. Also, is very difficult to notice these changes in an
individual since are normal behavior amongst all people both who are suffering dementia and
who are not. All through this literature review, this research will provide more information on
Nutrition affection in UK (Volkert et al., 2015).
Theoretical framework
In this proposal, the theory of Human by Rosemarie Rizzo Parse’s will be analyzed in more
details. This theory provides guidance on nurses on how to focus on improved life quality as
described by the theory towards human life (Alagiakrishnan, Fisher and Kurian, 2015). This
nursing theory presents both a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach and conventional
biomedical approach as an alternative to other models and theories of nursing as described by
the Human theory. Using this approach will offer a transformative change at all stages of
nursing. This approach is very different from the normal nursing process used since; it aims
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to help the nurse to Observe the perspective of the patient and not to solve the problem (Di
Muzio, Rosa, and Moriconi, 2018). This helps to improve the interaction between patient and
the nurse during the treatment period, therefore, achieving to delivery health goals to the
patient. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse’s Theory of Human is structured on the three permanent
themes: rhythmicity, meaning and transcendence.
Literature review topic
The professional team concerning with nutrition and health care is increasing at a high rate,
therefore the solution is required towards the illness of dementia. Having in mind that
dementia is a progressive disorder affecting human brain, resulting to cognitive damage and
thereafter, affecting the lifespan of a human, it encourages a lot to research on nutrition and
how to improve this situation.
Research Question
The following is framed research question.
- What is the main cause of poor nutrition in dementia patients in UK?
The aim of the study
This study is aiming to evaluate and analyze the proposal based on the nurse practices on how
to overcome drinking, eating and malnutrition difficulties from the people suffering dementia
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The perseverance is to make use of available knowledge and skills by nurses to manage this
disorder of dementia amongst the people and prevent it from spread much.
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