Thesis
Alternative Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: Family Interventions in the Home
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
07/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3092
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive illness affecting both the patient and the patient's family. Along with debilitating memory loss, Alzheimer's disease also causes other symptoms. Such symptoms can include: sleep disturbances, agitation, depression, cognitive limitations, and physical deterioration. There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, however there are medications that can treat symptoms and there are also alternative therapies that can be implemented to help treat these symptoms. This paper focuses on exercise therapy, music therapy, and light therapy research that has been conducted in Alzheimer's or dementia patients. With the analysis of the research, recommendations are made to help those dealing with Alzheimer's disease, whether it is the patient or the family, identifying methods to help control the symptoms and maintain improved quality of life and function.
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- Title
- Alternative Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: Family Interventions in the Home
- Creators
- Kaycee Suzanne Mutschler
- Contributors
- Dawn Felch Rondeau (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591041301842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis