2012
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.227.203
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New Lessons of Nurturing Life for Geriatric Patients

Abstract: Our new lessons of nurturing life to make happiness and well-being of geriatric patients suggest comprise several important steps. First, geriatric patient care should not be delegated to specialists who focus on individual organ system. Instead, we should respond to the patient's condition based on comprehensive assessment to identify the single pathogenesis. Second, we should appreciate that the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) often reflect the behavioral and psychological symptoms o… Show more

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“…This indicated that the stigma associated with being mistakenly labeled as having dementia could increase risk factors for impaired physical and cognitive functioning and reduce self-confidence and independence. These results were congruent with previous findings that indicated that the responses and reactions of others, such as family members and neighbors, exerted a detrimental effect on older people (Pai 2008), and the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia often reflect the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the caregiver, and in particular the caregiver's attitude (Butler et al 2012).…”
Section: Effects On Personal Physical and Mental Healthsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…This indicated that the stigma associated with being mistakenly labeled as having dementia could increase risk factors for impaired physical and cognitive functioning and reduce self-confidence and independence. These results were congruent with previous findings that indicated that the responses and reactions of others, such as family members and neighbors, exerted a detrimental effect on older people (Pai 2008), and the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia often reflect the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the caregiver, and in particular the caregiver's attitude (Butler et al 2012).…”
Section: Effects On Personal Physical and Mental Healthsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…When anti‐dementia drugs are suddenly stopped because of anorexia, dysphagia or to save medical costs, withdrawal syndrome might occur. Overprescription of anti‐dementia drugs might cause complications in the care of dementia patients . We should take care to keep the use of anti‐dementia drugs to a minimum and only use them when necessary.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Geriatric patients suffer chronic diseases, and quite often acute exacerbations of all kind of impairments. It would be vain to practice medicine for all organ failures, which are rarely cured, instead a single pathogenesis of geriatric symptoms could be proposed, which explains that multiple symptoms might be explained by a single pathogenesis . For example, it is not sufficient to cure aspiration pneumonia, because aspiration pneumonia recurs unless the mechanism of aspiration is controlled, therefore approximately half of aspiration pneumonia could be prevented by the relief of constipation .…”
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“…End of life of geriatric patients should be cared for based on the morals of society. In Japan, Buddhist wisdom provide the Japanese sentiment over the last thousand years which results in the realization that all things change and nothing is permanent; that is, to curb humans' desire is the key to be free from suffering . If we view an organ‐centered life from the Buddhist perspective of impermanence, the losses associated with aging seem only natural.…”
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