在澳大利亚,对年轻发病痴呆症的行为改变进行诊断后支持
Claire J Cadwallader1,2, Dennis Velakoulis1,3, Samantha M Loi1,3
1Neuropsychiatry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia.
Brain sciences
|November 25, 2023
概括
管理年轻发病痴呆症 (YOD) 的行为变化需要更好的支持. 许多人寻求帮助,但面临着难以获得的途径和YOD行为支持的最佳结果.
科学领域:
- 老年病学和神经病学
- 精神病学和心理学 精神病学和心理学
背景情况:
- 在年轻发病痴呆症 (YOD) 中,行为变化很普遍.
- 有效,适合年龄的支持服务对于管理这些变化至关重要.
- 需要了解澳大利亚目前对YOD行为变化的支持格局.
研究的目的:
- 识别需要支持的常见的YOD相关行为变化.
- 检查用于青少年行为支持的正式服务.
- 探索在澳大利亚寻求对YOD行为变化支持的个人的经验.
主要方法:
- 交叉截面在线问卷分发给YOD患者及其照顾者.
- 收集关于行为变化类型,所寻求的服务和支持经验的数据.
- 分析了36个响应.
主要成果:
- 83%的参与者报告了需要支持的YOD相关行为变化,最常见的是食欲/饮食变化,激动/侵略和冷漠.
- 76%的人寻求正式支持,主要来自澳大利亚痴呆症,澳大利亚痴呆症支持和全科医生.
- 支持获取率低于最佳,其特点是不清楚的途径,长时间等待,28%的人无法获得非药物战略.
结论:
- 患有YOD的个人经历了显著的行为变化,需要得到支持.
- 目前的正式支持访问途径难以导航,速度缓慢,并不能确保最佳实践管理.
- 加强,资源充足的正式服务和明确的准入准则对于有效的YOD行为支持至关重要.
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