title: [Nursing care aspects for relatives from the viewpoint of a self-help group].
abstract: General aspects of care-taking and peculiarities in the treatment of demented patients are presented from the view of a leading member of a self-help-association, which was built by relatives of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The importance of a fixed program for the daily routine and a main reference person for care is pointed out; several practical advice for the management of such patients are given. Furthermore the need to take functional rehabilitative steps as early as possible is mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Alzheimer Angehörige Austria Selbsthilfegruppe, Wien.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pammer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012803:Sick Role
vernacular_title: Pflegerische Aspekte für die Angehörigen aus der Sicht einer Selbsthilfegruppe.