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Caring for older people with dementia and sight loss
- Author:
- LAWRENCE Vanessa
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 13(4), April 2011, pp.186-188.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
A series of interviews were carried out with 17 older people with sight loss and dementia, 17 family carers and 18 care professionals who worked with them. The study aimed to discover the impact of sight loss and dementia, identify needs and make recommendations for supporting older people across care settings. A summary of the findings and recommendations for practice are presented.
A study of the needs of carers of elderly people with dementia
- Author:
- McCULLOUGH D.R
- Publisher:
- Strathclyde. Social Work Department
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 32p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
A study of the practical, social and emotional problems experiences by the supporters of elderly confused people referred for day care.
Living well with progressive non-fluent aphasia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 24(5), 2016, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes the battle the author had with getting a diagnosis of a rare form of dementia - PNFA (progressive non-fluent aphasia). She relates the effect of PNFA on her life and how to live well with it. The author also offers some advice for professionals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Preparing for the housing needs of people with dementia
- Author:
- HUCKER David
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September/October 2013, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on a recent survey by Orbit, which found that the smaller housing associations are, in general, not well prepared when it comes to supporting older people with dementia; and asks what can be done to address this. (Edited publisher abstract)
The experiences and needs of people with dementia and serious visual impairment: a qualitative study
- Authors:
- LAWRENCE Vanessa, et al
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Visual impairment is one of the most common conditions in later life: common causes are aged related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Despite the high prevalence of sight loss in older adults, there have been few studies to examine its effects on quality of life, its psychological effect, or its effect on people’s ability to carry out activities of daily living. People with dementia are less able to express their needs and are therefore more likely to have uncorrected visual deficits. Poor vision in people with dementia leads to accelerated loss of independence and to an increased risk of psychotic symptoms such as visual hallucinations. The combined effects of dementia and serious sight loss can severely restrict independence with a consequent increase in reliance upon family carers and a higher risk of institutionalisation. It has been estimated that at least 2.5 per cent of people aged over 75 have both dementia and serious visual impairment. By finding out more about the needs and experiences of this group of people, the research team will be able to make recommendations for improving access to appropriate support for both individuals and their carers.
Play and metaphor in dementia care and dramatherapy
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(2), March 2002, pp.33-37.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Looks at the role of art therapies and dramatherapy in responding to the deeper psychological needs of people with dementia. Focuses on the languages of play and metaphor, which are already part of the vocabulary of people with dementia.
A special way of maintaining well-being in dementia
- Author:
- GODE Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 8(5), September 2000, pp.20-24.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Explains how the SPECIAL approach (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) uses detailed information about a person's way of life before dementia to develop a mosaic of strategies and interventions to maintain their self-esteem and well-being in the present.
Learning a new language
- Author:
- BURNINGHAM Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Alzheimers Disease Society Newsletter, July 1998, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- Alzheimers Disease Society
The author talks to writer and poet John Killick about the art of listening to someone with dementia.
Relatives of persons suffering from dementia: differences in the burden
- Author:
- DUIJNSTEE Mia S.H.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 14(4), December 1994, pp.499-519.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Partners and children play a key role in home care for persons suffering from dementia. When the burdens are compared they are placed on these relatives, there are large differences. On the one hand, these result from actual differences in the care situation. On the other, they arise from the differences in the way the people involved experience more or less comparable circumstances. To determine the sources of the differences in the burden on the relatives, a distinction was made between objective and subjective care-giver burden. Qualitative research, therefore, aimed to provide an understanding of the personal interpretation by the people involved. This was realised in about 40 case studies involving relatives.
Volunteers and people with dementia
- Editor:
- MURPHY Charles J.
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. School of Human Services. Department of Applied Social S
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 37p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Papers from a conference which looked at how to get volunteers to work with people with dementia and at how to keep volunteers once they have been recruited.