Too Many Choices Confuse Patients With Dementia
Choices are often difficult to make by patients with Alzheimer Dementia. They often become acutely confused when faced with too many options because they are not able to retain in their working memory enough information about the various individual choices available. In this case study, we describe...
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doaj-42e0855a9534435b9ff6e42a152446ad2020-11-25T03:21:39ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142017-07-01310.1177/2333721417720585Too Many Choices Confuse Patients With DementiaR. C. Hamdy MD0J. V. Lewis MD1A. Kinser PhD2A. Depelteau PhD3R. Copeland MD4T. Kendall-Wilson RN5K. Whalen BA6East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USAEast Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USAEast Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USAEast Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USAEast Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USAAlzheimer’s Tennessee, USAEast Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USAChoices are often difficult to make by patients with Alzheimer Dementia. They often become acutely confused when faced with too many options because they are not able to retain in their working memory enough information about the various individual choices available. In this case study, we describe how an essentially simple benign task (choosing a dress to wear) can rapidly escalate and result in a catastrophic outcome. We examine what went wrong in the patient/caregiver interaction and how that potentially catastrophic situation could have been avoided or defused.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721417720585 |
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Too Many Choices Confuse Patients With Dementia |
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Too Many Choices Confuse Patients With Dementia |
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Too Many Choices Confuse Patients With Dementia |
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Too Many Choices Confuse Patients With Dementia |
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SAGE Publishing |
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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
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2333-7214 |
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2017-07-01 |
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Choices are often difficult to make by patients with Alzheimer Dementia. They often become acutely confused when faced with too many options because they are not able to retain in their working memory enough information about the various individual choices available. In this case study, we describe how an essentially simple benign task (choosing a dress to wear) can rapidly escalate and result in a catastrophic outcome. We examine what went wrong in the patient/caregiver interaction and how that potentially catastrophic situation could have been avoided or defused. |
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