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Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Nursing Interventions for Health Promotion in Relation to Alzheimer's
Health promotion in relation to Alzheimer's is defined in terms of mental faculties, with continuing abilities or slower rates of degradation in those already diagnosed with Alzheimer's counted as signs of successful interventions (Rolland et al. 2007; Rolland et al. 2008). As of yet, the precise cause(s) of the disease and its progression are still unknown to medical researchers and practitioners, which somewhat limits the degree of health promotion that is available at the three levels of interventions and care practices, and so health promotion in regard to Alzheimer's largely consists of basic lifestyle adjustments that can be made to prevent, counter, or ease the symptoms of the disease (Mahon & Sorrell 2008; Rolland et al. 2007; Rolland et al. 2008). Health promotion generally is about improving or maintaining the patient's quality of life, and that is what treatment practices for Alzheimer's entails.
The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to provide patients with not only the care but also the skills and perspectives necessary for maintaining or improving quality of life by restoring normalcy to the body's functions. When it comes to Alzheimer's specifically, health promotion in nursing practice includes engaging in specific tasks and...
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