By 2015, it is estimated that there will be a number of 850,000 dementia sufferers in the UK and about 225,000 people develop dementia every year in which it is roughly about one person in every three minutes. It is predicted that the number of people with dementia will exceed 2 million in 2050 if preventative measures are not taken. In brief, dementia can be described as a persistent and progressive loss of mental ability due to brain diseases or injuries in which the symptoms can be recognized by memory disorders, perception and personality changes and also impairments of body functions. Alzheimer is the most common type of dementia which contributes about 62% of the cause of dementia and had become a global prevalence disease. By 2015, it …show more content…
As the disease progress, people might slowly lose their quality of life (QOL) in term of good health, mentality, communications and abilities that are considered crucial to their life. Patients might struggle to adapt with the new changes and disabilities happened to them and feel depress as they cannot live their normal life. There are three stages of Alzheimer which are mild, moderate and late stages. The mild stage of Alzheimer will starts affecting patient’s cognitive functions in which it might impair short term memories especially the one that are recently learn such as dates, recent events and people names. In terms of behavior, patients might experience depression and personality changes that could affect social relationships and everyday routines. Due to memory loss, family member relationship especially husband-wife relationship are also affected because patients might not remember their loved ones and they also lose sexual interest with their partner. It is hard for Alzheimer patients to live in the society and they are usually isolated because the society tends to assume these patients as crazy or …show more content…
The interventions used should aim to slower those cognitive, behavioral and functional symptoms of Alzheimer so that we can reduce the costs on social care, rate of hospitalization and other direct, indirect and intangible costs. The treatments provided should also focus on the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) and Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) gained after patients undergo treatments so that the effectiveness of certain intervention can be identified and
Certain qualities are consistently observed in the Alzheimer’s victim. These dysfunction’s, though, are not exclusive to Alzheimer’s disease. Consequently, declaring Alzheimer’s by these parameters is a matter of degree rather than an absolute. Characteristic dysfunction’s have been noted in Alzheimer’s victims, but the degree and severity of these varies from patient to patient. Thus, evaluation of the patient’s mental status must be made based on the sum, rather than a single characteristic. Memory is one of the first noticed deficiencies, beginning typically with the recent and short term memory, and progressing from there as the disease grows more severe. In addition, deterioration in language skills, attention span, praxis (performance of an action), and visuospatial skills are commonly seen. Also observed are changes in the actions and personality of the Alzheimer’s victim. These include changes in mood, motor activities, activities of daily living, socialization skills, psychotic disturbances, vegetative symptomology, and rise in anxiety levels. Again, the
The main features of legislation relating to contracts of employment are outlined in the terms and conditions within a contract of employment. Information about this is included in the handbook for the NJC currently known as the Green Book. Contracts help to protect the rights and responsibilities of both the employer and the employee. Contracts must contain general information about the employee and the employment in which they have been employed: this includes information on the employee's name, date of commencement of employment, position appointed ,employment conditions, rights and responsibilities of the employee, expected duties and information on grade and point scale in relation to pay. Employees are expected by law to follow the terms set out in their contract until employment is terminated by either party.
Different retailing businesses have very different distribution methods based on the types of product that they sell, some arguably more effectively than others.
When writing my M1 essay assignment, I had a difficult time explaining how social class and education help define the similarities and differences. The biggest problem I had was not being able to explain how social class and education is defined of the expectations that we make of it.. When I was writing my M1 essay assignment, I had a difficult time trying to not repeat myself and I had a hard time trying to make argumentation that was appropriate for the essay. The argumentation wasn't explained with enough details. I had a difficult time trying to use examples for my argumentation and be very specific. When writing my M2 essay assignment, I recognize that I had to compare and contrast between assigned identities or chosen identities. When
As such, Alzheimer’s disease accounts for being one of the major contributing factors in dementia. In fact, Alzheimer’s disease accounts for around forty to seventy percent of dementia symptom diagnoses (16). With each year, the number of individuals being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease continues to rise. This number is only expected to keep escalating, with a prediction that one in eighty-five people will suffer from the disease by the year 2050
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is characterized by gradual cognitive decline that beings with the inability to create recent memories or thoughts which then proceeds to influencing all intellectual functions (Mayeux & Stern, 2012) . Alzheimer’s disease leads to premature death and the dependence of someone for daily life functions. (Mayeux & Stern, 2012) If effects an estimated 5.5 million people in the United States and 24 million people worldwide (Mayeux & Stern, 2012). The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease is rising in line with the aging population therefore; Alzheimer’s is most common in older patients around the ages of 60-85 (Mayeux & Stern, 2012).
In this report I am going to be discussing the different team roles and how they are effective within a business. I will also be looking at what roles I took on during the KS5 Preparations Evening, how roles complement each other and what roles are essential for a high achieving team. I will also be looking into strategic planning, the strategic plans of *Blank* and how our team helped to meet these.
One fourth of Alzheimer's patients participate in physical aggression towards their caregivers which shows one of the major effects of AD. Another effect is that the Alzheimer's patients are not aware of what they have and have trouble explaining what they have, and it is not something that they can control. It is very clear that the caregivers of the patients fall into tremendous stress since the patients can't seem to remember who they are, and are unable to grasp a lot of their memories. It is determined that family members and caregivers taking care of the AD patients, need more social support in order to not fall into a high level of stress, because stress can cause the caregivers to leave the AD patient alone. Behaviors such as Yoga and exercise and simple ways of manipulating Alzheimer's disease, and though the disease as of today, still has no cure, there are scientist working on ways to control it and reduce the symptoms in order to change the patient's behaviors. This all shows that Alzheimer's Disease effects the caregivers overall due to the memory loss and personality change of the AD patients, and it also effects the caregivers due to the high level of stress that they
The soaring global costs of Alzheimer’s and dementia care, the escalating number of people living with these diseases, and the challenges encountered by affected families demand a meaningful, aggressive, and an ambitious effort to solve this crisis.
When talking to someone who has Alzheimer’s Disease, they usually do not recognize their loved ones or remember what they are doing. For the family members of people with Alzheimer's it is quite heartbreaking to see their mother, father, grandmother, or grandfather in that condition. The disease may lead to death after a few years and during that time the disease worsens. As of right now there are no known cure for the disease, but there are measures one can take to help prevent Alzheimer’s. With the information known about how the disease works, a cure should hopefully be not that far away.
Alzheimer’s disease is the disease of the century. This disease is affecting many lives, families, and caregivers. This research presented is to help educate on the topic of Alzheimer’s disease, which many people aren’t aware enough about. Statistics are given to show how extreme this disease is, and how many people it’s affecting in society. Also statistics are presented that give the amount of money being spent relating to Alzheimer’s disease. This research explains the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease. Also giving advice and strategies to help caregivers manage and support their loved one if they are struck with this disease. Not much is known for sure on what causes this disease, so
From a public health perspective, dementia presents challenging issues to the sufferer, carers, and the health services (DH, 2009). The world Alzheimer Report (2013) indicates that the number
Dementia is an emerging global health problem, with the prevalence of this disease estimated to sit at twenty five million people as of 2003 (Arkles et al., 2014, p.6). However, due to the ageing population these figures are expected to double every twenty years and is estimated that by the year 2040 that eighty one million people will be
Dementia and Alzheimer’s is increasing daily as people are living longer. An exploration of dementia will be provided as well as providing an overview of legislation and support services that are available for people with dementia. There are over 850,000 people suffering from dementia in the UK and this statistic continues to rise. (www.alzheimers.org.uk)