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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828824703321

Autore

Bonner Chris <1944->

Titolo

Reducing stress-related behaviours in people with dementia : care-based therapy / / Chris Bonner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005

ISBN

1-280-34948-4

9786610349487

1-84642-141-1

Edizione

[1st American pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/3

Soggetti

Dementia - Patients - Care

Dementia - Patients - Psychology

Dementia - Patients - Institutional care

Stress in old age

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Stress factors -- Results of stress -- Preventing/minimizing stress -- Find out as much as you can about the person -- Apply appropriate practices to minimize stress -- Addressing stress-related responses -- Hostile verbal and physical responses -- Verbally agitated behaviours -- Wandering -- Intrusiveness, rummaging or picking behaviour -- Managing feeding problems -- Managing inappropriate sexual activity -- Managing sleep disturbance -- Factors affecting sleep in elderly people with dementia -- Interventions to improve sleep -- Importance of teamwork, training and support.

Sommario/riassunto

This practical book provides simple ways to reduce stress-related behaviours in people with dementia. The author suggests strategies for managing problems with feeding, bathing, toileting and sleep, looks at how to understand and cope with wandering, agitation and inappropriate sexual activity, and discusses ways of defusing aggressive behaviour.