TY - JOUR
T1 - Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
T2 - A practical orientation
AU - Abraham, Ivo L.
PY - 2006/3/1
Y1 - 2006/3/1
N2 - This article presents a functional, brief, and, above all, practical orientation to AD. This disease, with its many unanswered questions (and occasional unquestioned answers), is in first instance a disease to be cared for. The burden of this caring initially falls on caregivers and families; however, once Alzheimer's patients enter the formal health care system, nurses will be at the forefront of care. The foundation to good care is a solid but also applied understanding of the disease, how it manifests itself, and how it is experienced by patients, caregivers, and families.
AB - This article presents a functional, brief, and, above all, practical orientation to AD. This disease, with its many unanswered questions (and occasional unquestioned answers), is in first instance a disease to be cared for. The burden of this caring initially falls on caregivers and families; however, once Alzheimer's patients enter the formal health care system, nurses will be at the forefront of care. The foundation to good care is a solid but also applied understanding of the disease, how it manifests itself, and how it is experienced by patients, caregivers, and families.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cnur.2005.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.cnur.2005.10.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16492458
AN - SCOPUS:32944468423
VL - 41
SP - 119
EP - 127
JO - Nursing Clinics of North America
JF - Nursing Clinics of North America
SN - 0029-6465
IS - 1
ER -