How should we treat dementia patients? [사진: 셔터스톡]
[디지털투데이 AI리포터] It is said that one in three dementia sufferers do not know they have dementia. In this case, how should the family treat the patient with dementia?
The online media Gigene reported this on the 4th (local time), citing the report of the British Dementia Committee published in the online academic journal The Conversation.
The UK Dementia Council reported that as of December 2023, 36% of dementia patients in the UK were undiagnosed. Kate Irving, a clinical nurse at Dublin City University in Ireland, said: “As the symptoms of dementia vary from person to person, it is important to understand the person’s daily habits. The reason why a person who is always clean and tidy is Disturbing one’s surroundings is due to people being sloppy by nature: “It’s definitely different from doing something more crudely,” he explained.
There are cases where dementia symptoms go undetected because they are attributed to other causes, such as stress. Among experts this is called “the shadow of diagnosis”. Dr. Irving stressed: “If problems such as memory decline occur within a few days or weeks, a quick visit is needed as it may be a more serious problem than dementia.”
One of the diseases that modern people fear most is dementia. Often people who don’t know they have dementia feel ashamed or belittle others when talking to them. If this situation occurs frequently and continues, the risk of breaking the relationship of trust with people increases. Irving pointed out, “It’s better if you have memory problems or if you’re honest about your memory problems.”
He said: “It is possible to partially recover from memory impairment” and added: “If you suspect dementia, visit hospital.” He added: “When receiving a medical examination, it is useful to make a diagnosis to record in advance the type of memory disturbance experienced, the situation at that time and the impact of the memory disturbance for about a week.” Most importantly, Irving said, “Memory disorders and delusions are often accompanied by stress, so the patient’s family helps by saying things like, ‘Let’s work together,’ ‘I want to be strong,’ and ‘If something happens, let’s admit it.’ head held high.” “It’s important to give,” she said.
2024-01-05 01:13:43
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