The Role of the Family in the Care of Alzheimer Patients

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020:1196:103-107. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-32637-1_10.

Abstract

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO 2002), people's life expectancy worldwide is continuously growing, and on the one hand, that is one of the greatest triumphs of humanity to date. But at the same time, it is also one of the most important challenges as the aging of the population raises economic and social requirements in all countries.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease* / rehabilitation
  • Caregivers*
  • Family Health*
  • Humans