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Exploring Oral Self-Care Practices and Concerns of Community-Dwelling Individuals Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners
DownloadFall 2018
Dementia is a progressive disorder that affects thinking and memory. One of the most significant day-to-day impacts of dementia is the loss in ability to complete basic activities of daily living (ADLs), such as oral care. Toothbrushing is a multi-step task that individuals living with dementia...
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Exploring the Experiences of Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Advanced Cancer in Ghana
DownloadSpring 2022
Background: Every year, over 20 thousand new cancer cases are diagnosed in Ghana, the majority of which are at an advanced stage. Health services for persons living with advanced cancer are limited in Ghana and thus family members are usually the sole responsible caregivers. Purpose: The purpose...
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Spring 2015
Background: The prevalence of dementia, a progressive and incurable condition that affects memory and daily function, is increasing worldwide. The perspective of people with dementia can be captured to better understand which factors impact quality of life for this particular population. Such...
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Fall 2016
Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience stroke annually, of which five million are left permanently disabled, creating a need for long term support from family and community services. This sudden, unplanned and unpredictable event can have a devastating effect on the mental and...
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Health and Social Consequences of Caregiving for Family and Friend Caregivers of Older Adults
DownloadSpring 2013
There is growing evidence of social and health consequences that threaten both adequacy of care and caregiver quality of life. Inconsistencies in empirical evidence and lack of an organizing framework have resulted in knowledge gaps in the types and extent of these consequences and of those at...
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Long-term Healthcare Transition Pathways Among Community Dwelling Adults with Dementia in Alberta, Canada; A retrospective cohort analysis
DownloadSpring 2019
In Canada, one in five adults over the age of 80 have dementia. Dementia negatively impacts other chronic conditions and is associated with a higher risk of death, frailty and higher health-care costs. Health care transitions are major events; the abrupt nature of transitions, are confusing and...
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Resilience and Dementia: Understanding the Implications of Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Canadian Care Environment
DownloadSpring 2018
Resilience has been defined as âdoing okâ during adversity. To date, very limited research has been conducted on resilience and dementia. My study explored the influences of cultural and linguistic differences between individuals with dementia and foreign-born care workers in order to...