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Title |
Should Dementia Be Accepted as a Disability to Help Restore Hope during Cognitive Decline?
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Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, July 2017
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DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas2-1707 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Nathaniel M Robbins, James L Bernat |
Abstract |
Dementia is a common condition that impacts the patient, the family, and society. Currently, a diagnosis of dementia evokes hopelessness in the afflicted, and society provides few resources or systematic support for caregivers or for demented patients. In this commentary, we discuss the origins of hopelessness in dementia, the World Health Organization's six-stage framework of dementia care, and barriers to "normalizing" the experience of dementia in order to provide beneficent and humane care for patients with dementia. We also offer recommendations for clinicians who care for patients who feel that a life with dementia is not worth living. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
Germany | 1 | 14% |
United States | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 13 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 13 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 3 | 23% |
Student > Master | 2 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 8% |
Other | 1 | 8% |
Researcher | 1 | 8% |
Other | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 4 | 31% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 15% |
Psychology | 2 | 15% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 8% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 4 | 31% |