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&NA;Caregivers for individuals suffering from severe or terminal progressive degenerative dementia must consider the irreversible nature of this condition and adjust appropriately the treatment strategies. Maintaining or enhancing the quality of life should be a goal of care even in advanced dementia. This goal requires attention to the availability of meaningful activities, appropriate management of simultaneous infections and eating difficulties, and effective treatment of behavioral symptoms of dementia. Providing care on a special care unit (SCU) has advantages over care on traditional nursing home units. Advance directives should be formulated as soon as possible to guide end‐of‐life care of each individual with dementia.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2001

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&NA;Persons with dementia and their caregivers struggle with a myriad of difficult ethical decisions. As dementia progresses and the affected individual no longer has decisional capacity, family members and professionals must work together to achieve the good. Each stage of Alzheimer's disease raises its own unique set of moral quandaries. The purpose of this column is to provide a perspective on these many issues in the hope that continuing discussion will be of benefit to decision makers. There are issues that allow no single answer, yet it is imperative to think through all issues with accuracy and care.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2001

数据来源: OVID

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&NA;The intent of this column is to offer an annotated commentary and suggestions for clinical application on a variety of resources: books, videos, teaching materials, equipment, and products. Readers are invited to contact Kathy Laurenhue at Mather Institute on Aging, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1800, Evanston, IL 60201; e‐mail:AlzheimEd@aol.comto share information about resources they have found helpful, as well as their experiences and opinions.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2001

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&NA;This column is a forum for readers to share responses and insights to challenges in dementia care. Readers are invited to contact the editor of Alzheimer's Care Quarterly at 571 Faulkenham Road, Kings County, RR#3 Springfield, Nova Scotia, Canada, BOR 1HO; e‐mail:c.sifton@ns.sympatico.cawith questions and concerns that have arisen in their practice with persons with dementia and their caregivers. Responses from the editor or other experts in the field will be printed in future columns. Insights and experiences in response to the questions raised are most welcome.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2001

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&NA;The Calendar is regularly featured inAlzheimer's Care Quarterlyand includes information about upcoming events. Please address all events information to be considered for publication to Editor,Calendar, Alzheimer's Care Quarterly,Aspen Publishers, Inc., 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Notices on upcoming events are published free of charge on a space‐available basis at the discretion of the Calendar Editor. Notices must be received at least six months before the publication date of the issue to be considered for publication. Because of the volume of notices received, the Calendar Editor cannot contact senders to inform them whether and when a particular notice will be published.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2001

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2001

数据来源: OVID