Safe Home Care for Alzheimer’s Patients
Yu , Qinyuan; Zhang, Li (2017)
Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121321188
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121321188
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The purpose of the thesis is to reduce the nurses’ and care-givers’ burden and improving the safety of Alzheimer patients’ lives in their own homes. Taking care of them in their own homes and giving the health education to the caregivers. To tell them how to take care of Alzheimer’s patients in a safe way. The aim of the thesis is to clarify how to use professional knowledge to support the nurses or caregivers to take care of Alzheimer’s patient at their own homes.
The thesis was conducted as a literature review. The databases were chosen from different sources, including Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health literature (CINAHL), Ovid, EBRARY, SAGE journals. In the end, 10 articles which were from the recent 12 years were selected.
In conclusion, The findings of the study reveal seven nursing interventions which can help the nurses and caregivers to care for Alzheimer’s patients safely. These interventions are technical support, home environmental modifications, home-based exercises programme, cognitive function training, health behavior change for caregivers and nutrition. In addition, the implementation of nursing intervention is a further research theme.
The thesis was conducted as a literature review. The databases were chosen from different sources, including Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health literature (CINAHL), Ovid, EBRARY, SAGE journals. In the end, 10 articles which were from the recent 12 years were selected.
In conclusion, The findings of the study reveal seven nursing interventions which can help the nurses and caregivers to care for Alzheimer’s patients safely. These interventions are technical support, home environmental modifications, home-based exercises programme, cognitive function training, health behavior change for caregivers and nutrition. In addition, the implementation of nursing intervention is a further research theme.