Affects
What are some behavorial affects of dementia?
irritability, personality changes, restlessness, lack of restraint, or wandering and getting lost
How can a caregiver help a patient with dementia?
Basic everyday needs, emotional support, transportation, etc
Can toddlers (3-5 years) develope dementia? If so, what are the symptoms?
Yes, although it’s very rare.
Symptoms: Mood swings/lack of emotional control; anxiety, anger, confusion and uneasiness; Lack of personal hygiene; clumsiness.
What are verbal signs of early onset dementia?
loss For words
What is one organization that helps with dementia?
AARP, Cake, Patients Rising, etc
What are some emotional affects of dementia?
Irritability, frustration, anxiety, depression
How can a family member and/or friend provide support to someone with dementia?
Emotional support, transportation, everyday needs (unless otherwise provided by caregiver)
Someone in the world developed dementia every ___ seconds.
A) 3
B) 10
C) 30
D) 60
A) 3
What are some physical signs that someone could have dementia?
Poor balance; stumbling over things
What is Patients Rising main goal?
To advocate for dementia patients and make sure they’re heard
How can dementia patients affect caregivers?
Can cause frustration, harm (physical or emotional), etc
How can a doctor provide support to a patient with dementia?
Medication, offer therapy, diagnosis, etc
How many are estimated to have developed dementia by the year 2030?
A) 10 million
B) 600 million
C) 75 million
D) 35 million
C) 75 million
How can one distinguish between being forgetful and having dementia?
If the forgetfulness gets bad enough to regularly affect daily life
What is AARP’s main goal?
Being able to caregive for patients at home rather than in a facility
How can dementia patients affect their loved ones?
Harm (physically or emotionally), sadness, a sense of loss
How could a service animal provide support for someone with dementia?
What percent of people with dementia live in low and middle income countries (between 40%-70%)
58%
What are some every day tasks that one with dementia could struggle with?
Driving to a location in which they visit frequently, remembering rules to a game they like, etc
What does Cake focus on when caring for patients?
They’re main goal is to assist those who have parents with dementia.
What are the muscular affects of dementia?
inability to combine muscle movements or unsteady walking/falling
How could a stranger help someone with dementia?
-Try to get information with them to get them where they need to be
-See if they have any information on them (ex: family members’ phone number)
What was the global total cost for dementia in 2015?
A) $818 million
B) $818 billion
C) $76 billion
D) $200 billion
B) $818 billion
How do the signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s differ?
Alzheimer’s includes vision loss and more thinking-related troubles, where as dementia is more related to memory.
Is there a national organization for dementia?
Yes, Dementia Society of America