Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 158 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Chronic Disease and Self-Management -- Aspects of Cost Efficiency and Current Policies / Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Eva Krebs-Roubicek -- Aspects of Aging / Nicoleta Tătaru, Urs Kalbermatten -- Dementia / Ilkin Icelli, Ignat Petrov -- Alzheimer / Jerzy Leszek, Andrzej Kiejna, Ulrich Michael Hemmeter, Ulrich Kropiunigg -- Caregivers Care with Alzheimer's Disease, Prevention of Caregivers Burn-Out / Aleksandra Milićević-Kalašić -- Psychological Aspects of Promotion of Self-Management / Dorothee Karl -- Self-Management Programs / Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Eva Krebs-Roubicek, Olusola T. Ephraim-Oluwanuga -- Self-Management / Alexander Kurz, Cathy Greenblat, Francoise Guillo-Ben Arous, K. Jacob Roy -- End-of-life Care for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease / Jenny T. van der Steen, Luc Deliens -- Self-Management of Caregivers / Yung-Jen Yang, Marja Saarenheimo, Ulla Eloniemi-Sulkava, Kaisu Pitkälä -- Financial Benefits of Self-Management / Julia Hintermann -- Conclusion / Sabine Bährer-Kohler |
Summary |
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a disease which is increasing worldwide. Treatment can modify its course but cannot cure it yet. AD is an enormous challenge not only for the afflicted person. This book contains articles by internationally recognized authors from different professional backgrounds coming from European, Asian and African countries as well as from Switzerland. The book begins with basic information about chronic disease, self-management, aging and dementia. Further chapters deal with care and self-management, including end-of-life aspects. The authors focus on training programs used around the world in general, and focus in particular on self management programs for persons suffering from AD and their caregivers. The book addresses the applicability and economic consequences of these programs. It might be helpful if an issue as important as self-management of chronic diseases, especially AD, were to find its way into the daily life of patients and their caregivers as well as into treatment worldwide |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Springer eBooks |
Subject |
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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Self-care, Health.
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Alzheimer Disease -- therapy
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Self Care -- methods
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Self Care
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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Self Care -- methods.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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Self-care, Health.
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Alzheimer Disease -- therapy.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care
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Self-care, Health
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Electronic book
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Author |
Bährer-Kohler, Sabine.
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ISBN |
9783642003264 |
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3642003265 |
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9783642003257 |
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3642003257 |
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9786612290725 |
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6612290722 |
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