Gwyther L P
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Neurol Clin. 2000 Nov;18(4):993-1010. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70236-x.
Caring for individuals with dementia poses significant hazards and can have lasting effects on the health, well being, and quality of life of family members. Families need guidance from physicians to support and maintain the dignity of the patient with dementia throughout the degenerative disease trajectory. There is a rational basis for family education and counseling strategies aimed at increasing effectiveness and reducing risks to families who provide care. Family care for patients with Alzheimer's should be directed toward defining a "new normal."
照顾患有痴呆症的人会带来重大风险，并且会对家庭成员的健康、幸福和生活质量产生持久影响。在整个退行性疾病病程中，家庭需要医生的指导来支持和维护痴呆症患者的尊严。针对提高为提供护理的家庭带来的成效并降低风险的家庭教育和咨询策略，存在合理的依据。对阿尔茨海默病患者的家庭护理应致力于定义一种“新常态”。
