By Richard Schulz PhD
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA. presents a accomplished therapy of intervention techniques to dementia and caregiving. stories the prevailing wisdom approximately dementia caregiving and gives a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of every kind. contains the layout of an intervention learn, and extra. For psychiatrists and gerontologists.
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Thus cultural explanations remain important in explaining late life caregiving. There are clearly substantial cultural differences in norms for the provision of care to older adults. One extreme example is the Niue culture from an independent Polynesian island. According to an ethnographic analysis (Barker, 1997), the Niue place an extreme value on reciprocity. Frail elders, particularly cognitively impaired elders, are viewed as unable to contribute to the well-being of the society. Families and neighbors will not summon freely available medical care, even for treatable conditions, for frail older adults.
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