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The Mediterranean Diet And Alzheimer's Disease, Katilyn Wright, Erin Willis, Joshua Villela, Renee Schroth
The Mediterranean Diet And Alzheimer's Disease, Katilyn Wright, Erin Willis, Joshua Villela, Renee Schroth
NURS 320: Evidence-Based Nursing Student Presentations
Research poster created as part of Nursing 320 class. The poster looks at, "whether implementing the use of the MD amongst those diagnosed with AD contributes to a decrease in the severity of symptoms compared to those not following a diet plan."
The Impact Of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy On Alzheimer's Disease, Kelsey Hall
The Impact Of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy On Alzheimer's Disease, Kelsey Hall
MSN Capstone Projects
The number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) rises daily. This is a devastating disease for the patients, significant others, and families to have to experience. “Epidemiological data confirm what retirees have observed: about 30-50% of those living to their mid-80’s will have suffered a marked loss of cognitive ability, a harbinger of advanced AD, or will have suffered advanced AD. Further, the tragedy of AD affecting loved partners takes an enormous toll on their healthier partners” (Reid et al., 2017).
The current treatment regimen for Alzheimer’s disease includes medication therapy. Evidence has shown that there are only small …
Meditation On The Soles Of The Feet Practice Provides Some Control Of Aggression For Individuals With Alzheimer’S Disease, Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev, Rachel E. Myers
Meditation On The Soles Of The Feet Practice Provides Some Control Of Aggression For Individuals With Alzheimer’S Disease, Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev, Rachel E. Myers
Faculty Articles
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects cognition, mental and physical health, and functionality of older people. As the disease progresses from the mild to moderate stage, there is a concomitant increase in several behavioral variables, chiefly agitation, anger, and aggression. Currently, there are no evidence-based treatments for these behaviors in this population. Three individuals with moderate Alzheimer’s disease were taught an informal mindfulness practice, meditation on the Soles of the Feet (SoF), as a self-management strategy within a multiple-baseline design across participants. All three were able to learn and use the SoF practice to manage their verbal …