Essays on Dementia

Dementia is an umbrella term used for a progressive or chronic syndrome due to disease of the brain (Dementia, 2007). The prevalence of dementia increases with age becoming more common from the age of 65 (Maria and Pimentel, 2009). Dementia is prevalent amongst the younger population although it is less common. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) accounts...

Dementia is a brain disorder that can affect people in different ways. There are a lot of types of dementia but they all eventually become server. Unfortunately there is no cure. Vascular dementia Vascular dementia is a common type of dementia it is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. It’s estimated to affect...

Dementia is known as a neurological disorder in which the person’s cognitive abilities progressively decline. It can cause a person to become depressed and can cause negative effects on a person’s health and their relationships with others (Robinson, 2019). Family members need to be able to properly identify early signs of dementia before it progresses...

The topic I have chosen to do my research project on is peoples awareness of dementia. I have chosen dementia awareness as the number of people in the UK being diagnosed with dementia is on the rise, with an expectation of there being 1 million people diagnosed with dementia by 2025. Through my project I...

Introduction Dementia is a term utilized to refer to conditions denoted by a decline in memory, inability to express or understand language, sensory perception problems as well as other thought processes skills that impact an individual’s ability to carry out their daily activities. Reports indicate that one out of every twenty people of sixty years...

Currently there are around 50 million people diagnosed with dementia, with 10 million newly diagnosed annually. Although it mostly affects elderly people, it is not a normal part of ageing. Dementia is a term used to describe progressive cognitive disturbance leading to the loss or impairment of independent function. It can originate from a variety...

This assignment would critically analyse the role of nurses in implementing public health ideas and health promotion strategies at an individual group, community and population levels. This assignment shall look at how this evidence helps in improving health and wellbeing. This assignment shall also look at the importance of good communication in collaborative health care...

Have you ever forgotten someone’s name or forgotten where you left your pencil or pen? Well then, you may have some of the symptoms of dementia. Most likely, it’s nothing to worry about but, dementia is a very common problem that affects over three million people every year. Dementia is characterised as a group of...

Amnesia– It is the inability to recall information particular to life events rather than learned skills, where memory loss is generally partial, although complete memory loss takes place in some amnesiac individuals, it is infrequent (State Government of Victoria, Australia, 2014). Followed by a traumatic brain injury, whether the trauma is physical or psychological, amnesia...

This assignment will explore the importance of interpersonal and written communication in caring for people with early stage of dementia. According to National Health Services (2017), Dementia is a syndrome (a group of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. This may include problems with memory loss, thinking speed and more. It...