Dementia : a Public Health Priority.

PointsCHAPTER 4 DEMENTIA HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEMS AND WORKFORCE; Health and social care systems; CARE PATHWAY FOR A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA; LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES; ORGANIZING LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES; Care pathways for populations with specific needs; Workforce capacity-building; WORKFORCE ATTIT...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Organization, World Health
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2012.
Temas:
Dementia.
Brain > Diseases > Prevention.
Older people > Diseases > Prevention.
Caregivers > Psychological aspects.
Health promotion.
Health planning.
Dementia
Health Promotion
Health Planning
Démence.
Aidants naturels > Aspect psychologique.
Promotion de la santé.
Santé publique > Planification.
Brain > Diseases > Prevention
Caregivers > Psychological aspects
Health planning
Health promotion
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; Dementia: a public health issue; Objectives of the report; DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPORT: METHODS; CONTENTS OF THE REPORT; CHAPTER 2 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEMENTIA; Global prevalence of dementia; LATE ONSET DEMENTIA; YOUNG ONSET DEMENTIA; DISCUSSION
  • PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA; Dementia subtypes; REVIEW; Global incidence of dementia; Mortality associated with dementia; REVIEW; Economic impact: the global societal cost of dementia; Etiology and potential for prevention; Limitations; COVERAGE.
  • QUALITYHETEROGENEITY; Future trends; Summary points; CHAPTER 3 DEMENTIA POLICY AND PLANS, LEGISLATION AND ETHICAL ISSUES; Dementia policies, plans and strategies; NATIONAL AND SUBNATIONAL DEMENTIA POLICIES AND PLANS; CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES; DEVELOPING DEMENTIA POLICIES AND PLANS: KEY ASPECTS; Social and legal protection, human rights and ethics; SOCIAL PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS; SOCIAL PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS: CURRENT SITUATION; LEGAL PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS; ADDRESSING ETHICAL ISSUES.
  • What do family caregivers do?What are the motivations to care?; What are the consequences of caregiving?; CAREGIVER STRAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT; IMPACT ON PHYSICAL HEALTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; Interventions for caregivers; ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATIONS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; UTILIZATION OF CAREGIVER INTERVENTIONS: KEY ISSUES; BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CAREGIVER SERVICES; Strengthening caregiving; Summary points; CHAPTER 6 PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA: FROM AWARENESS TO ACCEPTANCE; Awareness and understanding of dementia; The impact of stigma; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF DEMENTIA.
  • PERCEPTIONS HELD BY PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERSATTITUDES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS; Awareness-raising campaigns; THEME 1: RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA; THEME 2: REDUCING THE STIGMA OF DEMENTIA; THEME 3: RECOGNIZING THE EARLY SYMPTOMS TO AID IN TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND INITIATION OF TREATMENT; THEME 4: PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE; THEME 5: PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT RISK FACTORS; Developing a campaign; Raising awareness in the political sphere: the role of advocacy; Six stages of acceptance of dementia
  • a civil society perspective; Summary points.

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