{"id":12878,"date":"2024-07-16T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/?p=12878"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:34:36","slug":"understanding-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/understanding-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12878\" class=\"elementor elementor-12878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f87257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f87257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e7781a\" data-id=\"9e7781a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b638ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b638ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia affects one\u2019s memory and their ability to remember people and things. Studies show that by 2030, over 152,000 people in Singapore are projected to live with dementia.\u00a0 For every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Approximately 5% of persons living with dementia develop symptoms before age 651<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af13b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af13b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dementia.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12880\" alt=\"Dementia\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7504ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7504ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Types of Dementia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6c6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de6c6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is the most common type of dementia. Mainly associated with memory loss.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vascular Dementia is associated with strokes or other illnesses that reduce blood flow to the brain. Mainly associated with a decline in thinking skills.<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several important factors that affect the risk of developing dementia; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family history and genetics, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head injuries, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conditions that affect blood vessels. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person\u2019s risk of developing dementia depends upon a combination of all of these risk factors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f27e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f27e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">ABCD Signs and Symptoms of Dementia\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b85905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b85905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the common signs and symptoms of dementia. They can be classified as the ABCD signs and symptoms of dementia.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><strong>A &#8211; Activities of Daily Living<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person living with dementia may have difficulty performing familiar tasks such as: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eating,\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dressing, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bathing, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">toileting, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transferring, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moving around<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><strong>B &#8211; Behaviour<br \/><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person living with dementia may have behaviour changes such as; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may become socially withdrawn, e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asily upset, and e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asily frustrated<\/span><\/p><p><strong>C &#8211; Cognition<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person living with dementia may have memory loss and difficulty remembering things such as: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">being unable to recognise family members and familiar items, p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roblems with languages, p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roblems with judgement, and p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roblems performing calculations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><strong>D &#8211; Disorientation<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person living with dementia may lose his or her way in less familiar places. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may have poor orientation of day, date or time. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the disease progress, they may no longer recognise their loved ones and their own home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706c6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"706c6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Communicating with Persons Living with Dementia<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c81f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c81f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persons living with dementia may face difficulties in their daily lives and require assistance. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The KIND gesture can help us remember what to do and be more confident when we interact and assist persons living with dementia, especially in situations when they appear to be lost. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When applying the KIND gesture with persons living with dementia, it allows us to build rapport and render assistance more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0178d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0178d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dementia2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12881\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c8b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c8b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reference: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getweave.com\/medical-practice-valuation\/\">Weave<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dementia affects one\u2019s memory and their ability to remember people and things. Studies show that by 2030, over 152,000 people in Singapore are projected to live with dementia.\u00a0 For every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Approximately 5% of persons living with dementia develop symptoms before age 651 Types of Dementia Alzheimer&#8217;s disease [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1.webp",1080,1080,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1.webp",1080,1080,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1.webp",1080,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1-300x300.webp",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1-1024x1024.webp",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1.webp",1080,1080,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1.webp",1080,1080,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Slide-1-71-1-12x12.webp",12,12,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/author\/malik\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/category\/mental-health\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Mental Health<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Dementia affects one\u2019s memory and their ability to remember people and things. 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