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    The first report on the survival status of Alzheimer's family in China

    • Last Update: 2020-01-10
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    Reporter Zhang Ni / China news.com released the first domestic research report on the family living conditions of Alzheimer's patients in Beijing on September 9 Data shows that more than 80% of the caregivers have to care for the patients all the time, and more than 60% of the caregivers have great psychological pressure Lack of care ability, lack of care resources and single treatment service have become the three dilemmas faced by patients' families The survey was jointly sponsored by the Alzheimer's disease branch of China Geriatric Health Association (ADC) and the health times, and promoted by the clinical medical staff of general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals It was mainly aimed at the survey objects who came to the hospital and met the acceptance and discharge standards, and was held in 30 provinces and cities nationwide for 4 months A total of 1675 valid questionnaires were collected, focusing on the quality of family life of Alzheimer's patients Problems and Countermeasures in quantity, family life function, family burden of patients, etc According to the world Alzheimer's report 2018 released by the international Alzheimer's Association (ADI), every three seconds, there is a dementia patient in the world In addition, data shows that China is the country with the largest number of Alzheimer's patients in the world, and it is estimated that the number of patients will exceed 40 million by 2050 The reporter learned from the press conference that for a long time, the family based pension model has covered up the severity of Alzheimer's disease in China to a certain extent, while the family caregivers are tired of 24-hour continuous care, they have been under great pressure for a long time in body and mind, lack of social support resources, and the standardized and standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment and humanistic care and rehabilitation needs are far from being met According to the report released this time, China's Alzheimer's patients and their families are still facing many difficulties, and their families are facing a series of problems, such as insufficient care capacity, lack of care resources, and single treatment services In terms of medical treatment, the report investigates the reasons for the failure of timely medical treatment According to the data, 41.91% of the family members think that memory decline is a natural aging process of the elderly, and there is no need for treatment, 12.31% think there is no effective treatment, and 15.39% of the families of the patients do not know where to seek help In the aspect of care, 80.12% of caregivers have to care for patients all the time, and their physical and mental health is also affected 65.43% of the caregivers felt psychological pressure because they could not see the hope of treatment; 68.69% of the caregivers' health was affected; 78.39% of the caregivers said that social life was often affected According to the report, it is urgent to improve the whole society's awareness of Alzheimer's disease, improve the social and living environment of patients, let patients have a dignified life, and let patients' families have a quality of life "For these families with Alzheimer's disease, it's not enough for us to just comfort them We need more resources for care and the improvement of care ability." Xie Hengge, chairman of Alzheimer's branch of China geriatric health association, said Xie Hengge stressed that he hoped to explore and promote some aspects of the family life of Alzheimer's patients through the release of the research report, so as to provide thinking and improvement ways for policy-making, health services, public education, and the development of medicine Adorable adorable
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