Autor(es): Quaresma, Maria Helena dos Santos ; Loureiro, Cândida Rosalinda Exposto Costa ; Santos, José Carlos Pereira dos
Data: 2018
Origem: Repositório Científico da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
Assunto(s): mental health nursing; dementias; cognitive impairment
The population of Europe is aging, and with that, there comes a higher incidence of neurodegenerative disorders. The increased health-care burden this creates on occidental countries at the very least is significant, and psychiatric/mental health nurses are at the front of the response to these challenges. Accordingly, this chapter begins by reviewing, defining, and discussing the basic elements related to dementia, intervention, psychoeducation, and person-centered psychiatric/mental health nursing care of older adults living with dementia, their families, and caregivers. Following this, the chapter focuses on interventions with an emphasis on non-pharmacological interventions and then proceeds to explore the important practice of psychoeducation. The chapter, in keeping with the book's overall focus, then details person-centered psychiatric/mental health nursing care of the older adult living with dementia. The chapter closes by considering and discussing the role of families and caregivers in the mental health care of this population.
