Prudence Twigg, Sandy Burgener

A Personal Guide to Living with

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides practical guidance for coping with progressive memory loss, and includes examples of real people who have faced similar challenges. These stories highlight both good and bad ways to deal with the problems that arise, and are also useful for describing the experiences of memory loss to friends and family.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9781843108634
• ISBN-10: 1843108631
• Artikelnr.: 22982670

Autorenporträt

Sandy Burgener, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at University of Illinois College of Nursing and a certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with a clinical and research focus on increasing quality of life for persons with progressive memory loss or dementia. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America Prudence Twigg, Ph.D., is a Visiting Lecturer at Indiana University School of Nursing.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. What Progressive Memory Loss Means to You: Claiming the
Diagnosis. 2. Maintaining Personhood. 3. Maintaining Important Roles in
Your Life. 4. Understanding the Stigma of Progressive Memory Loss: Managing
Your Responses to the Behaviors of Others. 5. Communicating with Others. 6.
Staying Active and Functional. 7. Staying Physically Healthy: Managing
Physical Illnesses, Medications, and Self-Care Needs. 8. Staying Mentally
Healthy: Managing Memory Loss and Impaired Thinking. 9. Finding Hope.
References. Bibliography. Index.