Alzheimer's disease: the dependency and care

Authors

  • Maria Amelia Ximenes Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).
  • Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).
  • Raíza Quaresma Pedreira Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i2p121-140

Keywords:

Elderly, Alzheimer's disease, Family caregiver.

Abstract

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.

 

Author Biographies

Maria Amelia Ximenes, Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

Terapeuta Ocupacional com doutorado em Ciências Sociais/Antropologia e Mestrado em Gerontologia Social pela PUC-SP. Professora Adjunta do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

 

Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico, Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

Bianca Lourdes Duarte Rico - Terapeuta Ocupacional graduada pela Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

 

Raíza Quaresma Pedreira, Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

Graduanda do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC/Bauru).

 

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Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Ximenes, M. A., Rico, B. L. D., & Pedreira, R. Q. (2014). Alzheimer’s disease: the dependency and care. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(2), 121–140. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i2p121-140

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Papers

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