Understanding the Impact of Dementia on Elderly People's Health

This report delves into the multifaceted impact of dementia on elderly individuals in the UK. It begins with an executive summary and introduction that defines dementia as a disorder characterized by memory decline and cognitive impairment, affecting a significant percentage of the aging population. The report outlines the research aim, objectives, and questions, focusing on understanding the prevalence, impact, and potential interventions for dementia. The main body provides a comprehensive literature review, defining dementia and exploring its various forms, including Alzheimer's disease, and its impact on elderly people, such as memory loss, confusion, and behavioral changes. The methodology section discusses the research process, including the use of surveys to gather data. The research design section elaborates on the framework of research methods, including data collection, measurement, and analysis. It highlights the importance of a well-designed study to minimize bias and ensure accurate data collection, considering aspects like neutrality, reliability, validity, and generalizability. The report also addresses ethical considerations and concludes with recommendations for managing and improving the quality of life for elderly individuals with dementia. The report is a valuable resource for understanding the challenges and complexities associated with dementia in the elderly population.

Impact of dementia in elder
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................1
TITLE..............................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
Background and context of chosen topic................................................................................2
RESEARCH AIM............................................................................................................................2
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE..............................................................................................................2
RESEARCH QUESTIONS.............................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Literature review....................................................................................................................3
Methodology...........................................................................................................................4
Research design......................................................................................................................5
Ethical consideration..............................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION...............................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Dementia is defined as the disorder which is well related with the decline in the term of memory
and other coping which is well related with the mental abilities. In addition, there are number of
people which is aged 60 and above face the issue of dementia which is analysed as 7 percent.
The research paper is usually covering the impact and other effect which may render the health
outcome of the elder people. The disease is usually neurodegenerative which may impact the
function of brain and impact the person in order to remember the thing and events for the longer
period. The paper well focusses on the context of intervention or ways which is helpful to
manage the condition and provide the quality of health to the elder people who is living with the
condition of dementia.
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TITLE
“Impact of Dementia in Elderly People”
INTRODUCTION
Background and context of chosen topic
Dementia is defined as the context with the decline with the term of memory and other
mental abilities. In addition, there are many numbers which is represented the context which is 7
percent of the adult with the age group of 60 and above who is usually suffer from the aspect of
dementia. Along with the issue which is well show the aspect with the memory, language and
decision-making abilities dementia which can cause the other sign and symptoms. It includes the
change in the term of mood such as enhanced irritability, depression and anxiety (Azevedo and
et. al., 2021). In also include the persistent change in the personality and behaviour which is
generally rationale of the dementia. The major symptoms of the term of dementia is memory loss
which is well show the aspect which cover the experience which make the person harder to live
with the dementia in order to remember events and things to enjoy their life. Therefore, some of
the people with the aspect of dementia also show the experience hallucination that can lead to
create the issue of paranoia, extreme anxiety and the panic factor. In this, report the major of
discussion is used to follow the impact and effect of dementia among the elder people over the
age of 50 and above. They face complication in the day-to-day activities where they require
proper support and attention for the nurses or healthcare professional to make their life easy and
aspect which manage the condition of dementia (Cheng and et. al., 2020).
RESEARCH AIM
To understand the impact of dementia among the elder people in the UK.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
 To analyse the notion of dementia among the elder people in the UK.
 To evaluate the impact of dementia among the elder people in the UK.
 To examine the ways and intervention used to reduce the negative effect of dementia
among the elder people in the UK.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 What are the notion of dementia among the elder people in the UK?
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 What are the impact of dementia among the elder people in the UK?
 What are the ways and intervention used to reduce the negative effect of dementia among
the elder people in the UK?
MAIN BODY
Literature review
Concept of dementia among older people in the UK
Dementia is defined as the concept which is well related with the cognitive functioning that
is well related with the thinking, remembering and reasoning that show the concept that provide
the extent that show the interferes with the person daily life activities. Some of the people with
the dementia cannot control their emotion and their personalities which may change (Farugia,
Cuni-Lopez, and White, 2021). The dementia is defined as the severity from the mildest stage
when they are showing the aspect of beginning which may affect the brain functioning to the
most severe stage. They are also showing the behaviour which is related with the person
functioning that may depend on the other for their normal and day to day activities. Dementia is
more common which show the people growth that is older about the one third for the all the
people age the 85 or the older which may have shown various of form. But they are yet normal
which act as the part of living into their 90s and beyond without the sign of dementia. There are
number of several different form of dementia that include the Alzheimer disease. In addition, the
person with the symptoms and that show the depend on the type (Hong, and Jung, 2020).
Impact of dementia among the elder people in the UK
The sign and symptoms which is well related with the context of dementia result when
they are once healthy neuron or the nerve cell in the brain are usually stop working and lose
connection with the other brain cell which may die after a time while. The elder people losses
some of the neuron as they age, people with the context of dementia usually experience far
greater loss (Park, Giap, Jeong, and Go, 2021). Therefore, some of the common symptoms which
may associated with the dementia that may vary and may include:
 Experience memory loss, poor judgment and confusion, therefore they also show the
aspect which is related with the challenge in the speaking, understanding and expressing
their thought in the front of people or other in the term of reading and writing.
 They also face the issue in the loss of familiar neighbourhood.
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 They also used to face the issue which is well related with the handling of object and
paying out the bills.
 In addition, they are taking longer in order to complete the normal daily task. Therefore,
they losing the interest in the normal daily activities or events.
 Hallucinating or experiencing delusion and feeling which is well show the aspect that
show the familiar fraction of work.
 Acute impulsively and does not care with the other people feeling that what they feel and
facing.
 In addition to dementia, the people with the intellectual and developmental disabilities
which may also use to develop the concept of dementia which is well related with the age
and show the recognition which is well related with the symptoms which can particularly
show the challenge which is difficult in order to consider the current abilities and help to
monitor for the changeover the time which can cause the signal dementia (Sathianathan,
and Kantipudi, 2018).
Ways and intervention used to reduce the negative effect of dementia among the elder
people in the UK
The dementia is well diagnosing where the doctor first assesses the person which is
underlying, potentially show the condition which is treatable and situation that may relate with
the cognitive difficulties. The physical exam is used to taken under the consideration which is
well show the aspect where the blood pressure and other vital sign as well as the test that is well
related with the laboratory of blood and other fluid which help to check the chemical, hormone
and the vitamins which can help to uncover or rule the possible causes of the symptoms. The
review is used to focus on the medical and family history which can provide the important clue
which is about dementia. The typical question is used to focus on the fraction that might include
the asking about the dementia run in the family (Tsapanou and et. al., 2021).
Methodology
Methodology is defined as the specific tool and process which is used within the research
process in order to collect and select the data and information which is relevant for the research
report and process. In addition, the study and research process which is focus on the appropriate
topic that is showing the relevant information and data which may take the proper help and use
of aspect that promote the selection and collection of data. Therefore, the data and information is
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relevant and focus on the various pattern which is well applicable in order to elucidate the data
and information which is appropriate for the research process. In this, the research process
follows various of process such as use of survey in order to collect the data and information
which is focus on the dementia impact among the elder people. Moreover, the impact of
dementia among the elder people is the major topic which follow the brief research question
majorly include concept, impact and their effect with the proper question of way which is
determine in order to provide the brief context which may support the data and information that
carry the research which is appropriate on research questions (Melo and et. al., 2019).
Research design
The research design is defined as the framework of research method and technique chosen by the
researcher. In addition, the design allows to show the researcher which may show the method
which is well suitable for the subject matter which is well related and set up their factor which is
showing the studies for the success (Reibling, Ariaans, and Wendt, 2019). The design of the
research which is well related with the factor which may explain the type of research which is
showing the factor which is well related with the inclusion of experimental, survey research and
correlational, semi-experimental review which may also show the sub type that is follow the
experimental design, research problem and showing the approach which is well consider. There
are three main type of design which is firmly used within the research (Khorasani, Cross, and
Maghazei, 2019).
 Data collection.
 Measurement.
 Analysis
In addition, the type of research issue which is showing the issue organisation is facing will
determine the research design and which is showing the context that is vice versa. The design
which is well show the study determine which is showing the tools to use and how they can
generally use (Denis, Germain, Régis, and Veronesi, 2022).
Impactful research usually creates the determine which have minimum bias in data and
enhance trust which is showing the term accuracy of the data collection and selection. Design
that produces the least which is showing the error in term of showing the experiment research
which is showing the aspect that provide the context which may show the least margin of error in
the term of experiment research which is well considered as the outcome which is specific and
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showing the desired outcome. In this report, the major of discussion follow the essential element
which is well analysed within the research process. The accurate purpose statement, they also
show the technique which is well implemented for the collection and analysis of research. In
addition, the method is used to taken place which may show the aspect which is well suitable in
order to collect the details, there are other type of research which is also showing the projection
where probable objection is used to taken in research study (Schildmeijer and et. al., 2018). The
timeline is also an important aspect which is showing the measurement of the analysis. The
proper research is used to taken which may show the study design which is well taken that is
accurate and unbiased. In this, the proper research is used to taken which is showing the context
of survey that meet all the main and argument characteristic of the design. There are four
different type of characteristic which is used within the research process in order to design the
research which is showing the aspect such as neutrality, reliability, validity and generalisation
(Hunter, McCallum, and Howes, 2019).
Neutrality is also an additional aspect which is related with the research study which is
helpful in order to make the assumption which is related with the impact of dementia among the
older people. It is reliable in order to calculate or calibrate the expected outcome from the
research process. The neutrality is usually focus on the research process which is free from bias
and focus on neutrality. In addition, the reliability is usually a part which is regularly conducted
within the research where the researcher involves in the similar outcome for the number of times.
It is usually focus on the research question that help insure the standards of result. Moreover, the
validity is also show multiple measuring tool which showing the availability in order to correct
the measuring factor which is based on the research questions. Moreover, the generalisation is
also showing the outcome which is related with the research design that is taking within the
research process which is helpful to apply the population and not just restricted the sample which
is taken under the research process (Alla, Soltanisehat, Tatar, and Keskin, 2018).
Ethical consideration
The ethical consideration is used to be focus within the research process in the wider way
because it is helpful in order to provide the ethical and principle-based research with the approval
of committee who is focusing on the research conduction. While conducting the research, there
are some of the factors or the principles are used to be focus which is helpful for the research and
order to maintain the respect, dignity, and confidentiality of the participants. Moreover, it is also
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analyse that the autonomy and privacy of the participants who is selected within the report or the
research process are usually maintained. In addition, the ethical consideration is also focus on the
harm which must be not happen while conducting the research in the appropriate manner.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
According to the data provided by the NHS around 850,000 of the entire population of UK is
suffering from dementia. It is estimated that there will be more than 1 million who will be
suffering from dementia in UK. Due to increased frequency of occurrence of dementia cases in
UK has led to clear understanding of the disease among the elderly people. This mental disorder
has become common for the folks of UK and is not considered to be a rare disease now. This
disease has a direct impact on the brain functioning of the elder people making them unfit for
performing their own day to day activities. As this disease affects the neuron functioning of the
brain the main symptom is loss of memory. People suffering from dementia are not able to
remember their daily basic routine and are not even able to perform basic activities like tying a
shoelace, tucking the buttons of the shirt etc. This is because the fact that their brain has lost the
memory of steps of performing a basic activity. Other than these impacts, there are certain other
impacts which are based on the severity of this mental disorder. Certain people also find it
difficult to maintain balance and proper movements, some even face issues like hallucinations or
experiencing delusions. Such people require social care and are usually made to entre a social
care home where they are assigned with care takers who assist them in performing their day-to-
day activities.
As these individuals who are suffering from dementia require assistance in all the activities that
are done in everyday life of an individual, so they should be made to enter care homes for
dementia. At such care homes these people will have all the assistance they require. They will be
assigned with a care taker who will be with them all the time. As the dementia patients are more
prone to experience fall incidences due to compromised movement and balancing skills it is
necessary for such patients to be accompanied by a care taker every time. At these care homes
the patients will also be provided with the apt treatment and medication along with the fulfilment
of requirement of vitamins and other nutritional requirements. When a patient will be provided
with the required nutrition it might be possible to minimize the ill effects of the disease. These
care homes provide proper care to the dementia patients which can even contribute in increasing
the longevity of their life and also allow them to live the remaining portion of their life with a
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better quality of living. Another recommendation for the management of dementia can be
predicting the chances of one suffering from this disease. This can be done by prior handily
finding about the diseases that run in one’s family line. Although there is no treatment for this
mental disorder but knowing about the chances of ones acquiring this disease might help him in
avoiding it. One can try to maintain the nutritional intake that might protect the neurons of the
brain from degenerating which is a characteristic and main cause of this disease.
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