Journal des nouvelles physiothérapies

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Assessing Patient Wellbeing as a Potential Component of Home-Based Physical Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease: a focus on outcome-Oriented Neuromuscular Cafe

Divya Rathi

Alzheimer's disease has complicated the implementation of new health care reform legislation because the incidence of the disease has risen to staggering levels for which there is no known treatment or cure. We added millions of uninsured patients to the healthcare system, and now Alzheimer's patients are intensifying the economic challenges of delivering results-based healthcare for all. even Americans. There is no accepted "standard of care" for patients diagnosed with this dreaded disease. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the US, currently affecting about 5.4 million people. It is estimated that someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 69 seconds, and by the middle of this century, one person will develop Alzheimer's disease every 33 seconds. Monitoring the progression of an Alzheimer's patient is important, because identifying the objective components of his physical and cognitive decline is an essential factor in the assessment of outcome variables. outcome of his rehabilitation and functional independence. The incidence of Alzheimer's is not limited to the elderly, as people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s can all develop the disease. Finding an objective method for recording the well-being of an Alzheimer's patient could be clinically beneficial, as it could prove to be a meaningful reflection on health. their overall. The Primary Caregiver and Patient Happiness Index have been proposed as a means of monitoring the relative happiness of patients with Alzheimer's disease and thus reflect an important component of their daily activities.