Tagged with dementia

Improving the knowledge and attitudes concerning sexual expression of people with dementia amongst health professionals, has been the goal of a Griffith study.

Improving community service uptake and wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers during the early stages of the condition, is the focus of a new Griffith study.

Using animal robots in the care of people with dementia has a modest but significant benefit, a new Griffith University study has revealed.

Increasing the understanding of community aged care for people with dementia is the focus of new research by Griffith University.

Quality of life for people with dementia living in long-term care is often negatively impacted due to low levels of activity participation.

“They rush you and push you too much… and you can’t really get any good response off them”. This was just one of the family member comments from recent Griffith research regarding the acute care of their loved ones with dementia.

Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer from Menzies Health Institute Queensland talks about how we can change the course of our own ageing and how her grandfather successfully achieved it.