Loneliness and Alzheimer's
Researchers at Rush University in Chicago have found lonely people have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Their results revealed: "Risk of AD was more than doubled in lonely persons (score 3.2, 90th percentile) compared with persons who were not lonely (score 1.4, 10th percentile)...."
Thus, it appears that perceptions of loneliness are related to late-life dementia. RTs can certainly play a role in assisting elderly persons to maintain social networks and to remain socially active and this apparently may prevent AD from occuring.
The title of the Rush study is "Loneliness and Risk of Alzheimer Disease," authored by
Robert S. Wilson, PhD; Kristin R. Krueger, PhD; Steven E. Arnold, MD; Julie A. Schneider, MD; Jeremiah F. Kelly, MD; Lisa L. Barnes, PhD; Yuxiao Tang, PhD; David A. Bennett, MD. The study was published in the February, 2007, issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol. 64, pages234-240.
Thus, it appears that perceptions of loneliness are related to late-life dementia. RTs can certainly play a role in assisting elderly persons to maintain social networks and to remain socially active and this apparently may prevent AD from occuring.
The title of the Rush study is "Loneliness and Risk of Alzheimer Disease," authored by
Robert S. Wilson, PhD; Kristin R. Krueger, PhD; Steven E. Arnold, MD; Julie A. Schneider, MD; Jeremiah F. Kelly, MD; Lisa L. Barnes, PhD; Yuxiao Tang, PhD; David A. Bennett, MD. The study was published in the February, 2007, issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol. 64, pages234-240.
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Alzheimer's is a disease that can be the cause of permanent memory lose. Many patient of this disease are not able to recognize the friends or family member's. Even some patient forget to feed themselves. This disease make the daily life difficult. Alzheimer's treatment
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