Dementia in Nursing Homes

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ISBN: 3319498304
ISBN 13: 9783319498300
Herausgeber: Sandra Schüssler/Christa Lohrmann
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: vi, 248 S., 4 s/w Illustr., 9 farbige Illustr., 248 p. 13 illus., 9 illus. in color.
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.06.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

Written by world-renowned experts, this book discusses the latest advances in the field of dementia in nursing homes. The provided topics and its findings are based on their survey and on a scientific literature review. Dementia is spreading worldwide, placing a burden on healthcare systems and caregivers, as well as those affected. With increasing and complex care needs, nursing home admission is often necessary. Globally, over half of nursing home residents suffer from dementia.As such this book will appeal to professional nurses, nursing scientists, nursing students, other healthcare professionals and to a wide readership providing a valuable resource for those working in nursing homes, as well as researchers in the field.

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Sandra Schüssler completed her training as a psychiatric-mental health nurse and acquired a Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degree in Nursing Science at the Medical University of Graz, Austria. She is currently the Debuty Head of the Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Austria. Sandra Schüssler is author and reviewer in several national and international journals. Her research area is dementia in view of care dependency and nursing care problems (e.g. incontinence, physical restraints, malnutrition) in nursing homes. Christa Lohrmann is a nurse and obtained a MA of nursing education from the Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany, and a PhD from Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany. She is a Professor of Nursing Science and Head of Department of the Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Austria, She is fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science. Her research topics focused among others on care dependency and nursing care problems in older adults.

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