Socijalna psihijatrija, Vol. 47 No. 1, 2019.
Stručni rad
Alzheimer’s Disease – Influence on Female Caregivers’ Living and Mental Health
Suzana Uzun
; Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče, Zagreb, Hrvatska,Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Osijek
Ninoslav Mimica
; Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče, Zagreb, Hrvatska,Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb,
Oliver Kozumplik
; Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče, Zagreb, Hrvatska,Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Osijek
Marija Kušan Jukić
; Centar za mentalno zdravlje i prevenciju ovisnosti Nastavnog zavoda za javno zdravstvo «Dr. Andrija Štampar», Zagreb
Ivana Todorić Laidlaw
; Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dubravka Kalinić
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb
Nela Pivac
; Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb
Trpimir Glavina
; Klinika za psihijatriju, Klinički bolnički centar Split, Split, Hrvatska, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Ivan Požgain
; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Osijek, Klinika za psihijatriju, Klinički bolnički centar Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Dementia is a public health problem that will become more obvious as the population grows older. There are 50 million people with dementia in the world, and it is estimated that the number of people with dementia will rise to 65.7 million by 2030, and 115.4 million by 2050. At present, we are trying to diagnose dementia as early as possible, and it is important to offer patients and their families a continuous and high-quality program of treatment and care. In this article, we wanted to show the main problems connected with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in the modern world which influence the lives of female caregivers. The influence on women who take care of people with dementia as professional caregivers, as well as women who take the role of an informal caregiver of a person with dementia has been described. Early recognition of emotional stress in caregivers is necessary for successful preventive actions (counselling, supportive
psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioural treatment) and for preventing the development or worsening of already existing somatic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular), as well as mental disorders, among which, apart from insomnia, anxiety and depression are the most common forms.
Ključne riječi
Alzheimer’s disease; Dementia; Caregivers; Mental disorders; Women
Hrčak ID:
218768
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.4.2019.
Posjeta: 2.276 *