Reducing stress-related behaviours in people with dementia [electronic resource] : care-based therapy / Chris Bonner.
By: Bonner, Chris.
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BookPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005Edition: 1st American pbk. ed.Description: 92 p.Subject(s): Dementia -- Patients -- Care | Dementia -- Patients -- Psychology | Dementia -- Patients -- Institutional care | Stress in old ageGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.8/3 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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