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Self Management of Chronic Disease Alzheimer's Disease

:	Sabine Bährer-Kohler
:	Sabine Bährer-Kohler
:	Self Management of Chronic Disease Alzheimer's Disease
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9783642003264
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:	CHF 47.50
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:	Klinische Fächer
:	English

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This book will support an issue as important as self-management of chronic diseases, es- cially AD, in finding its way into the daily life of patients and their caregivers as well as into treatment worldwide. It is written for healthcare professionals, aging researchers/scientists, patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers, managers of eldercare facilities, public health authorities, umbrella organisations of Alzheimer associations, Alzheimer associations, health care administrators, health economists and government officials. It is my pleasant duty to thank Merz Pharma (Schweiz) AG in Allschwil-Switzerland to purchase 40 copies of the book. To finish this book, a long and sometimes arduous path had to be traveled. Now that it is over, I feel profoundly thankful towards all authors for participating in this project, p- ticularly Eva Krebs-Roubicek, MD for her contribution, the three models on the cover of this book; and especially to Julie and Jean-Luc for their great understanding and loving - sistance. Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Editor of the book VII Foreword Alzheimer's disease is one of those diseases which is steadily increasing worldwide. Treating Alzheimer's disease is able to modify its course but does not yet cure it. Alzheimer's disease is an enormous challenge not only for the afflicted person but also for the relatives.

	Preface	5
	Foreword	6
	Table of Content	7
	List of Contributors	10
	1 Chronic Disease and Self-Management – Aspects of Cost Efficiency and Current Policies	12
	Introduction	13
	Chronic Disease	13
	Chronic Disease Worldwide	13
	Diabetes	15
	Cardiovascular Disease	16
	Dementia	16
	Alzheimer’s Disease	16
	Self-Management of Chronic Disease	16
	Aspects of New Approaches Towards Self-Management	18
	Benefits of Self-Management	19
	Cost of Health	20
	Current Legislation and Policies	21
	Summary	22
	References	23
	2 Aspects of Aging	25
	2.1 General Aspects	26
	2.2 Consequences for Dementia	30
	References	36
	3 Dementia	38
	3.1 Mild Cognitive Impairment	39
	3.2 Dementia. State of the Art– Cognitive, Behavioural and Psychopathological Symptoms	43
	References	49
	4 Alzheimer	51
	4.1 Alzheimer’s Disease – A Global Disease Report	52
	4.2 State of the Art – Treatment of Cognitive, Behavioral and Psychopathological Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease	55
	4.3 An Alternative Description: Alzheimer’s Disease as a Biographical Phenomenon	65
	5 Caregivers Care with Alzheimer’s Disease, Prevention of Caregivers Burn-Out	75
	Introduction	76
	Patient/Caregiver Dyad	76
	Caregiver Burden and Consequences	76
	Gender Differences in the Experience of Burden	77
	Prevention of Caregivers’ Burn-out	77
	References	78
	6 Psychological Aspects of Promotion of Self-Management	80
	Self-Perception and Self-Concept	81
	Motivation and Stereotyping	82
	Approaches to Improve Self-Management	83
	References	84
	7 Self-Management Programs	85
	7.1 Management and Self-Management Programs for Chronic Disease – Tools, Transformation and Promotion	86
	7.2 Tools of Self-Management and Their Application in Low-Resource Treatment Settings	97
	References	103
	8 Self-Management	104
	8.1 Self-Management of Patients	105
	8.2 Self-Management of Patients – Another Perspective	110
	9 End-of-life Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease	117
	10 Self-Management of Caregivers	128
	10.1 Self-Management Approaches of Caregivers in Dementia-Caring	129
	10.2 Enhancing Empowerment and Self-Management in Elderly Families with Dementia	135
	11 Financial Benefits of Self-Management	143
	Conclusion	152
	Subject Index	154