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Self-management for people with early dementia
— an exploration of concepts and supporting evidence | | Author(s) | Gail A Mountain |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 5, no 3, August 2006 |
| Pages | pp 429-446 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Early ; Management [care] ; Informal care ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The concept of self-management and how it can be promoted is described, followed by a consideration of why dementia has largely been set aside. Illustrations of how people with early dementia might be enabled to participate are given, and the requirements that will help them make this a reality are postulated. These include: early disclosure of the diagnosis; support with the consequences of disclosure; a focus on the needs of the person with dementia; identification of specific interventions that might facilitate self-management; meeting needs for professional education and support; and a whole systems approach towards treatment and care. The results are given of a scoping review of the evidence: an extra factor of meeting needs for lay and patient education was identified in addition to those elements originally postulated. The implications of policy neglect combined with a patchy evidence base and unrecognised service innovations are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060918215 A |
| Classmark | EA: 4J: QA: P6: 3A:6KC |
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