Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care

<p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people and has gradually increased with the aging population. Knowing Alzheimer's disease, the demand for care produced by the disease and its impact on the lives of family caregivers, give a sense of the scale of...

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Main Authors: Maria Amelia Ximenes, Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico, Raíza Quaresma Pedreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2014-08-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21630
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author Maria Amelia Ximenes
Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico
Raíza Quaresma Pedreira
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description <p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people and has gradually increased with the aging population. Knowing Alzheimer's disease, the demand for care produced by the disease and its impact on the lives of family caregivers, give a sense of the scale of the problems faced in everyday life of families. This article is a literature review addresses these issues.</p> <p> </p>
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spelling doaj.art-bbe456de4fd64ffc899c9c7111d0121c2022-12-21T18:24:32ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloKairós Gerontologia1516-25672176-901X2014-08-0117212114015057Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and careMaria Amelia Ximenes0Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico1Raíza Quaresma Pedreira2Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).<p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people and has gradually increased with the aging population. Knowing Alzheimer's disease, the demand for care produced by the disease and its impact on the lives of family caregivers, give a sense of the scale of the problems faced in everyday life of families. This article is a literature review addresses these issues.</p> <p> </p>http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21630IdosoDoença de AlzheimerCuidador familiar.
spellingShingle Maria Amelia Ximenes
Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico
Raíza Quaresma Pedreira
Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care
Kairós Gerontologia
Idoso
Doença de Alzheimer
Cuidador familiar.
title Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care
title_full Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care
title_fullStr Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care
title_full_unstemmed Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care
title_short Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care
title_sort alzheimer s disease the dependency and care
topic Idoso
Doença de Alzheimer
Cuidador familiar.
url http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21630
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