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NRSG136 - The Australian Nursing Statistics

   

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Running Head: NURSING ASSIGNMENTNursing assignmentName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1NURSING ASSIGNMENTAnswer to question 1According to the Australian statistics, more than 413, 106 people diagnosed withAlzheimer’s. The people living with dementia comprise 55% of females and 45% of females.This number is estimated to increase to 534,164 by the year 2025. Every day new membersjoining to this population group are 244. The number of the new cases of Alzheimer’s willaccelerate in near future. It is estimated that by the year 2025, per day 318 new cases ofAlzheimer’s will be diagnosed (Alzheimer's Australia | Statistics, 2017).Unlike Australia, the Alzheimer’s disease in US is the sixth leading cause of death. Theonset and prevalence of disease in US is worse. According to "Latest Alzheimer's Facts AndFigures", (2017), more than 5.5 million Americans are effected with Alzheimer’s. Out of thispopulation two third are women. In comparison to whites, the African-Americans are twice morelikely to be effected number is expected to rise to 16 million by 2050, which is far less then thatestimated in Australia. In US, every minute a new case of Alzheimer’s is detected. Since, 2000,the deaths due to Alzheimer’s in US has increased by 89%. Out of the 5.5 million people livingwith Alzheimer’s in US, 5.3 million are 65 years old and over. Approximately, 200,000individuals are under 65 years. This group of people have younger-onset Alzheimer's. Thenumber of people in Australia with younger onset Alzheimer’s disease, is 25,938 (Withall et al.,2014). In Australia, 10% of the people aged above 65 years are effected by Alzheimer’s. Thesevere form of dementia in Australia is represented among 20% of the people over 80 years ofage. In Australia Alzheimer’s is known to be the second leading cause of death. Each year inAustralia, 5.4% of all the death in males, members are dying due to Alzheimer’s and female

2NURSING ASSIGNMENTcounterparts comprise of 10.6%. This number of deaths is due to increasing deaths due toDementia (Alzheimer's Association, 2013). In US, one in 10 people of age 65or more are livingwith Alzheimer’s. With the increase in number of older people, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s isincreasing. The population in US with the age 70 are expected to die before they turn 80 in 61%of the cases ((James et al., 2014). Answer to question 2The rate of the progression of the Alzheimer’s disease is not same in all the people. Itvaries from individual to individual. After the onset and through progression of the disease, thepatient eventually becomes completely dependent on other person. Finally, the death occurswhich in most cases is known to be due to other illnesses such as pneumonia. After the onset ofAlzheimer’s disease, an individual can survive for 20 years. The average number of years forsurvival is seven to ten years. It indicates the fast rate of progression (Roberts et al., 2014). Alzheimer’s disease is strongly evident between the ages 50-70years. This diseaseprogresses very slowly. When it progresses, it tends to aggressively deteriorate the cognitivefunction, memory power, in addition to the behavioural changes noticed in early stages ofdisease. When the disease progresses, the patient finds difficult to speak and perform simpleactivities of daily living. The cognitive function becomes poor that hampers the coordinatemovements. In the later stages, of the disease, walking ability is lost. Mobility is severelyhampered in later stages. Eventually, the patient becomes bed ridden and incontinent forprolonged period. Inspite of several studies it is unknown if the accumulations of amyloidprotein tangles and corresponding changes in nerve cells can be referred as inevitableprogression (Mourao et al., 2016).

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