- Title
- A race against time: the dementia epidemic
- Creator
- Nair, Balakrishnan; Mansfield, Elise; Waller, Amy
- Relation
- Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol. 4, Issue 1, p. 127-134
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2321-4848.183363
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications and Media
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The global prevalence of dementia is expected to double every two decades. Consequently, there is an urgent need for high-quality research to identify effective strategies for providing optimal care to people with dementia and their carers. Currently, research in dementia care is fragmented, which has resulted in a division between the fields of diagnosis and management of dementia including end-of-life care. For example, interventions which have been developed to improve the well-being of the person with dementia and their families focus on discrete elements of the person and their family's experience, such as symptom management, dealing with emotional issues, or planning for the future. A more integrated approach is needed to address gaps in care across the trajectory, while recognizing the multitude impacts on the person affected and their families. This approach will make a meaningful difference to the well-being of people with dementia and their carers, and reduce the burden of the disease on the individual, their family, and society.
- Subject
- burden; carer; dementia; patient-centered
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1343214
- Identifier
- uon:29107
- Identifier
- ISSN:2321-4848
- Rights
- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
- Language
- eng
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