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| Perspectives on rehabilitation and dementia | | Author(s) | Mary Marshall |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2005 |
| Pages | 234 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley (Publishers) Ltd., 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. http://www.jkp.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Rehabilitation. |
| Annotation | Four approaches to rehabilitation and dementia are looked at: rehabilitation after some acute physical episode; rehabilitation after an acute episode of challenging behaviour; cognitive rehabilitation; and rehabilitation as an approach that assumes that people function better if they receive appropriate help. This book is based on contributions at a conference on rehabilitation and dementia hosted by the King's Fund in December 2001. It looks at perspectives on the field as a whole, such as intermediate care; and perspectives of people with dementia and their carers. It considers specific professional perspectives: physiotherapy; primary care; acute care; occupational therapy; speech and language therapy; community psychiatric nursing (CPN); and social work. A few specific settings are examined: an Australian model of community dementia care; Central Aberdeenshire Community Dementia Team; nursing in acute medical settings; and specialist care homes. Specific rehabilitative interventions include: life story work; cognitive rehabilitation; environmental aids and adaptations; medication; and person-centred approaches to the use of assistive technology. Specific difficulties looked at are pain, urinary continence, and visual impairment. A concluding chapter by the editor notes how rehabilitation and dementia may be learned about from many perspectives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061127003 B |
| Classmark | EA: LM |
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