SMUM Dementia Annotated Bibliography
Prepare an annotated bibliography for the resources you identified. Each entry will include:
the full APA formatted reference
1 or 2 sentences to reflect on the source
Inservice Topic Selected-Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what
might be expected from the usual consequences of biological aging. Dementia is caused by
damage to brain cells. This damage interferes with the ability of brain cells to communicate with
each other. When brain cells cannot communicate normally, thinking, behavior and feelings can
be affected.
Decline in thinking skills, also known as cognitive abilities, severe enough to impair daily
life and independent function. They also affect behavior, feelings, and relationships. Dementia
may cause people to feel insecure and lose confidence in themselves and their abilities. They
may feel they are no longer in control and may not trust their own judgement. People with
dementia often experience changes in their emotional responses. They may have less control
over their feelings and how to express them. For example, someone may overreact to things,
have rapid mood changes, or feel irritable. They may also appear unusually distant or
uninterested in things. People with dementia tend to be at a high risk of falling. They are more
than three times more likely to fracture their hip when they fall, which leads to surgery and
immobility.
Memory loss in a person with dementia is persistent and progressive (it continues to get
worse), not just occasional. It may affect a person’s ability to continue to work or carry out
familiar tasks. It may mean having difficulty finding the way home. Eventually, it may mean
forgetting how to dress or how to bathe. There are approximately 50 million people living with
dementia worldwide and this is set to increase to 75 million by 2030 and 131.5 million by the
year 2050. This increase in the number of people living with dementia is primarily thought to be
due to improving healthcare.
Better healthcare must lead to an increased life expectancy, therefore there is a greater
proportion of older people worldwide. The rising number of people affected by dementia and the
increasing cost have led to several countries developing national dementia strategies. These
strategies include the need for a health and social care workforce that is appropriately trained and
skilled to deliver good dementia care.
References
World Health Organization. (2022). Dementia. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/newsroom/fact-sheets/detail/dementia
