LEADER 05464nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910465183603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-4-068984-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000105352 035 $a(EBL)1218685 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000957783 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11509608 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000957783 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10984893 035 $a(PQKB)10006940 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1218685 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1218685 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10718026 035 $a(OCoLC)854973352 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000105352 100 $a20130618d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDementia$b[electronic resource] $ea public health priority 210 $a[Geneva] $cWorld Health Organization$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (112 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a92-4-156445-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; Dementia: a public health issue; Objectives of the report; DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPORT: METHODS; CONTENTS OF THE REPORT; CHAPTER 2 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEMENTIA; Global prevalence of dementia; LATE ONSET DEMENTIA; YOUNG ONSET DEMENTIA; DISCUSSION - PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA; Dementia subtypes; REVIEW; Global incidence of dementia; Mortality associated with dementia; REVIEW; Economic impact: the global societal cost of dementia; Etiology and potential for prevention; Limitations; COVERAGE 327 $aQUALITYHETEROGENEITY; Future trends; Summary points; CHAPTER 3 DEMENTIA POLICY AND PLANS, LEGISLATION AND ETHICAL ISSUES; Dementia policies, plans and strategies; NATIONAL AND SUBNATIONAL DEMENTIA POLICIES AND PLANS; CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES; DEVELOPING DEMENTIA POLICIES AND PLANS: KEY ASPECTS; Social and legal protection, human rights and ethics; SOCIAL PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS; SOCIAL PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS: CURRENT SITUATION; LEGAL PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS; ADDRESSING ETHICAL ISSUES 327 $aSummary pointsCHAPTER 4 DEMENTIA HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEMS AND WORKFORCE; Health and social care systems; CARE PATHWAY FOR A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA; LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES; ORGANIZING LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES; Care pathways for populations with specific needs; Workforce capacity-building; WORKFORCE ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE; CAPACITY-BUILDING: KEY ISSUES; LONG-TERM CARE WORKFORCE TRAINING: SPECIFIC ASPECTS; GUIDELINES FOR DEMENTIA CARE; THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC OF CARE WORKERS - THE MIGRANT WORKFORCE; Summary points; CHAPTER 5 DEMENTIA CAREGIVING AND CAREGIVERS; Who cares? 327 $aWhat do family caregivers do?What are the motivations to care?; What are the consequences of caregiving?; CAREGIVER STRAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT; IMPACT ON PHYSICAL HEALTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; Interventions for caregivers; ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATIONS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; UTILIZATION OF CAREGIVER INTERVENTIONS: KEY ISSUES; BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CAREGIVER SERVICES; Strengthening caregiving; Summary points; CHAPTER 6 PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA: FROM AWARENESS TO ACCEPTANCE; Awareness and understanding of dementia; The impact of stigma; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF DEMENTIA 327 $aPERCEPTIONS HELD BY PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERSATTITUDES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS; Awareness-raising campaigns; THEME 1: RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA; THEME 2: REDUCING THE STIGMA OF DEMENTIA; THEME 3: RECOGNIZING THE EARLY SYMPTOMS TO AID IN TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND INITIATION OF TREATMENT; THEME 4: PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE; THEME 5: PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT RISK FACTORS; Developing a campaign; Raising awareness in the political sphere: the role of advocacy; Six stages of acceptance of dementia - a civil society perspective; Summary points 327 $aCHAPTER 7 THE WAY FORWARD 330 $aThe world's population is ageing. Improvements in health care in the past century have contributed to people living longer and healthier lives. However this has also resulted in an increase in the number of people with noncommunicable diseases including dementia. Although dementia mainly affects older people it is not a normal part of ageing. Dementia is a syndrome usually of a chronic or progressive nature caused by a variety of brain illnesses that affect memory thinking behaviour and ability to perform everyday activities. Dementia is devastating not only for the people who have it but also 606 $aDementia 606 $aBrain$xDiseases$xPrevention 606 $aOlder people$xDiseases$xPrevention 606 $aCaregivers$xPsychological aspects 606 $aHealth promotion 606 $aHealth planning 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDementia. 615 0$aBrain$xDiseases$xPrevention. 615 0$aOlder people$xDiseases$xPrevention. 615 0$aCaregivers$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aHealth promotion. 615 0$aHealth planning. 676 $a362.19683 712 02$aWorld Health Organization. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465183603321 996 $aDementia$91940618 997 $aUNINA