Education of caregivers in Europe Anna Marseglia Aging Research Center (ARC), Dept. of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet CNR Institute of Neuroscience-Aging Branch, Padua SOS Dementia Project Building a network for patients with cognitive impairment Padova, 5 Ottobre, 2012 Sede di Padova
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Education of caregivers in EuropeAnna Marseglia
Aging Research Center (ARC), Dept. of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet
CNR Institute of Neuroscience-Aging Branch, Padua
SOS Dementia Project
Building a network for patients with cognitive impairment
Padova, 5 Ottobre, 2012
Sede di Padova
Dementia: Definition, Prevalence, and the Future
Clinical syndrome, which affects cognition (memory, attention, language, executive function), interferes with
daily functioning (social and professional).
Modern Diagnosis Revised NINDS-ADRDA criteria and
new Guidelines from National Institute on Aging (NIA) and
Alzheimer’s Assosiation (McKhann et al, 2011)
3 stages of AD (Preclinical, MCI due to AD, Dementia due to AD)
Incorporate biomarkers (e.g., blood and cerebrospinal fluid of
-amyloid and tau)
Caregiver (CRs)
Family members and the close family who are considered the main source of care to patients with dementia (Schulz et al, Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 2004; 12:240-9)
Caregivers and Caregiver’s Burden
Caregiver’s burden (CRsB)Adverse consequences (physical, psychological, or financial) of caring people with dementia. May occurs when care requires more extra resources than those available (Allegri et al., Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2006; 2:105-10)
2005 EuroCoDe project
European Context
AIMS. To develop an EU Network in dementia’s area in order to develop synergies and collaboration on a European level
INTERVENTION’S AREAS
• Consensual Prevalence Rates• Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment• Guidelines on Non-Pharmacological intervention• RFs, Risk Reduction, and Prevention strategies• Socio-economic cost of AD• Inventory of social support system
MEMBERS
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK Source: http://www.alzheimer-europe.org