Care-Giving in Dementia: Research and Applications Volume 4

by Miesen; Bere M. L.

• ISBN13: 9781583911907
• ISBN10: 1583911901
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Volume 4 of Care-Giving in Dementia builds on previous volumes to continue to make a significant contribution to establishing a knowledge base for the developing field of care-giving in dementia. Bere Miesen and Gemma Jones bring together contributions from leading practitioners and researchers to bring the reader up to date with new developments in diagnosis, treatment and care. Subjects covered include: visuo-perceptual changes in Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer Cafe concept, attachment in dementia, the role of humor in dementia, the awareness context of persons with dementia, couples group(psycho)therapy in dementia, spirituality, and improving end-of-life care for people with dementia Care Giving in Dementia makes state of the art research accessible and relevant for professional care-givers. It will help all health and mental health professionals caring for people with dementia to enhance their practice, educate others and investigate possibilities for further developmentsin this fast-growing field.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	xi
Preface	xvii
PART I Models and theories
1 Visuoperceptual-cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease: adapting a dementia unit	3	(56)
GEMMA JONES, WILLIAM VAN DER EERDEN-REBEL AND JEREMY HARDING
2 Visual phenomena in Alzheimer's disease: distinguishing between hallucinations, illusions, misperceptions and misidentifications	59	(46)
LEMMA JONES, JEREMY HARDING AND WILLIAM VAN DER EERDEN-REBEL
3 Attachment in dementia. Bound from birth?	105	(28)
BÈRE MIESEN
4 Awareness and people with early-stage dementia	133	(20)
LINDA CLARE, IVANA MARKOVÁ, BARBARA ROMERO, FRANS VERHEY, MICHAEL WANG, ROBERT WOODS AND JOHN KEADY
PART II Interventions in care facilities	153	(104)
5 The role of humour in dementia	155	(20)
WILL BLAKE, MARIE MILLS AND PETER COLEMAN
6 Occupational therapy use of sensory stimulation techniques to enhance engagement in later stage dementia care	175	(24)
LESLEY ANN WAREING
7 Building Community through Arts (BCA). Cooperative inquiry using arts media with people with dementia	199	(20)
JILL ANDERSON, KITTY LLOYD-ANDERSON AND HILDA FLINT
8 Medical care for chronically ill elderly people: nursing home medicine as functional geriatrics	219	(22)
CEES HERTOGH
9 Dementia and spiritual care	241	(16)
PETER SPECK
PART III Topics related to care-giving issues	257	(56)
10 Psychotherapeutic groups for people with dementia: the Dementia Voice group psychotherapy project	259	(12)
RIK CHESTON, KERRY JONES AND JANE GILLIARD
11 Experiential support groups for people in the early to moderate stages of dementia	271	(20)
MARIE MILLS AND ELIZABETH BARTLETT
12 Qualitative evaluation of an Alzheimer Cafe as an ongoing supportive group intervention	291	(22)
AMY THOMPSON
PPART IV Family and professional care-givers	313	(50)
13 The Meeting Centres Support Programme model for persons with dementia and their carers: aims, methods and research	315	(26)
ROSE-MARIE DRÖES, PRANKA MEILAND AND WILLEM VAN TILBURG
14 Couples group (psycho)therapy (CGT) in dementia	341	(22)
BÈRE MIESEN
PART V Education and ethics	363	(60)
15 Improving end-of-life care for people with dementia – the benefits of combining UK approaches to palliative care and dementia care	365	(28)
NEIL SMALL, MURNA DOWNS AND KATHERINE FROGGATT
16 Death comes in the end. A palliative perspective of caring for people with dementia	393	(16)
MARINUS VAN DEN BERG
17 Care-giving in dementia: moving ahead together. Review and perspectives	409	(14)
BÈRE MIESEN
Index	423