DIPEx.CH - DEM

Giovanni Spitale, Universität Zürich

19 November 2021, 200 videos, 401 views

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255, Mrs. Morel repeatedly mentions in the interview that she would be lost alone.

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251, Mrs. Morel hopes that her present condition will last a few more years.

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135, Mr. Jenny is reticent in providing information about his illness.

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300, Mrs. Zeller has decided not to put a GPS on her mother.

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295, Mrs. Weber could rely on neighbors and the nearby community when her mother was still living alone and would get lost going out.

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402, The transition in communication is not trivial for Mrs. Hürsch-Dietrich because habitual ways of relaying information or having discussions must be totally abandoned.

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386, Dementia is not a physical disease like cancer that destroys the body, says Mrs. Hürsch-Dietrich. She identifies suffering caused by the disease as existing on a different level.

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380, Mr. Eberle attends a support group for relatives; this social exchange is greatly appreciated.

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370, Although she generally views her circle of friends positively, Mrs. Engel is unsure whether she would accept help from them should she need it.

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369, If his mother were to move in with him, Mr. Reinhart would hire caregivers and housekeeping help to relieve the burden on himself and his partner and allow them to schedule carefree time.

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424, The nursing home is the "wrong place to try to save money," the Hürsch family unanimously concludes. Every person who enters a nursing home deserves good care.

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343, In order to roughly assess the quality of care, Mrs. Zeller put nursing and hotel costs of the homes in perspective.

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227, After their mother's hospitalization, Mr. Reinhart and his brother noticed her mental limitations.

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178, Although he didn't want to, Mr. Vuillemin carries a smartphone so his wife won't worry about him.

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158, Mr. Reinhart is sceptical about anti-dementia drugs. Nevertheless, a proper assessment of his mother would have been important for the treatment.

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136, Mr. Cohen has made the diagnosis public.

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131, Walks are good for Mrs. Morel all round.

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109, Mr. Jenny checks his orientation during a hike.

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329, Mrs. Weber talks about feelings of guilt and conflicts of conscience triggered by compulsion to act.

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274, Mr. Cohen says that he takes multiple daily medications prescribed by his psychiatrist for anxiety and suffers severely from dizziness. The dizziness affects him more than the forgetfulness.

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228, Mr. Vuillemin wants to know more about what is happening in his head. He finds information about the disease important not only for himself but also for his family.

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239, Mr. Vuillemin no longer sees himself as the capable, active person who made something of his life.

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240, Mr. Vuillemin describes experiencing, on the one hand, a loss of self-identity, but, on the other hand, access to a deeper layer of his personality.

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290, Mrs. Zeller had to intervene repeatedly at the nursing home to ensure that her mother received pureed food.

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310, Treating her mother with respect means still perceiving in her the person she used to be, says Mrs. Zeller.

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