Successful institutional care for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in a repopulated area after the 2011 Fukushima disaster: A case report

Caregiving in a long-term facility played a key role in improvements of this patient's behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, which also led to a reduced caregiver burden on her family members. Considering the global population aging trend, the lesson from this case may apply to oth...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2018, Vol.6 (11), p.2266-2270
Main Authors: Nishikawa, Yoshitaka, Niimura, Hidehito, Ozaki, Akihiko, Kimura, Yuko, Morita, Tomohiro, Sawano, Toyoaki, Saito, Hiroaki, Tsubokura, Masaharu
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Caregiving in a long-term facility played a key role in improvements of this patient's behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, which also led to a reduced caregiver burden on her family members. Considering the global population aging trend, the lesson from this case may apply to other settings beyond disasters.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.1867