Self Management of Chronic Disease (eBook)

Preface 5
Foreword 6
Table of Content 7
List of Contributors 10
1 Chronic Disease and Self-Management – Aspects of Cost Efficiency and Current Policies 12
Introduction 13
Chronic Disease 13
Chronic Disease Worldwide 13
Diabetes 15
Cardiovascular Disease 16
Dementia 16
Alzheimer’s Disease 16
Self-Management of Chronic Disease 16
Aspects of New Approaches Towards Self-Management 18
Benefits of Self-Management 19
Cost of Health 20
Current Legislation and Policies 21
Summary 22
References 23
2 Aspects of Aging 25
2.1 General Aspects 26
2.2 Consequences for Dementia 30
References 36
3 Dementia 38
3.1 Mild Cognitive Impairment 39
3.2 Dementia. State of the Art– Cognitive, Behavioural and Psychopathological Symptoms 43
References 49
4 Alzheimer 51
4.1 Alzheimer’s Disease – A Global Disease Report 52
4.2 State of the Art – Treatment of Cognitive, Behavioral and Psychopathological Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease 55
4.3 An Alternative Description: Alzheimer’s Disease as a Biographical Phenomenon 65
5 Caregivers Care with Alzheimer’s Disease, Prevention of Caregivers Burn-Out 75
Introduction 76
Patient/Caregiver Dyad 76
Caregiver Burden and Consequences 76
Gender Differences in the Experience of Burden 77
Prevention of Caregivers’ Burn-out 77
References 78
6 Psychological Aspects of Promotion of Self-Management 80
Self-Perception and Self-Concept 81
Motivation and Stereotyping 82
Approaches to Improve Self-Management 83
References 84
7 Self-Management Programs 85
7.1 Management and Self-Management Programs for Chronic Disease – Tools, Transformation and Promotion 86
7.2 Tools of Self-Management and Their Application in Low-Resource Treatment Settings 97
References 103
8 Self-Management 104
8.1 Self-Management of Patients 105
8.2 Self-Management of Patients – Another Perspective 110
9 End-of-life Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease 117
10 Self-Management of Caregivers 128
10.1 Self-Management Approaches of Caregivers in Dementia-Caring 129
10.2 Enhancing Empowerment and Self-Management in Elderly Families with Dementia 135
11 Financial Benefits of Self-Management 143
Conclusion 152
Subject Index 154