Researcher's Booklet - People with Dementia page 2 of 2 hidden page
Intro here
This page supplements the response given on my wife's behalf to the questions within the Researcher's Booklet - People with Dementia
As mentioned in an email - do proceed but in 20 mins-max sessions.
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12 - Co-morbidities TDH (Mrs) - Medication list and medical history here
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Half way down - "I would like ... the following subjects (name subjects)." Ditto foot of page.
What? All 16! Twice doesn't make it any easier.
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This is a tangle. The topics seem to be dealt with by the questions on pp 18 & 19 leaving out mention of poor, fair good, excellent but asking for x/10.
Pages 11 - 13
As you see, few answers.
How often have you felt:
I'd find the negative Qs difficult not to ask "Why?" etc.
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I couldn't ask Teresa Qs 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12.
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I couldn't ask Teresa any of the Qs.
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I could only ask Teresa Do I .. ? re Qs 12 13 15 16 18 19
I could only ask Teresa Do our daughters ....? re QS 8 9 15
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How does the scoring cope with "I am severely anxious but not depressed." etc?
overall health - this the third Q. (Page 7, Q 5) Page 13.
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Teresa has FTD including semantic dementia. People generally complete her sentences. However, the fact that too many professionals do appalls me. Volunteers, some with related training, also.
2 & 3
The same talk to me as if Teresa wasn't there. 9/10 I say nothing, smile and point.
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And while I'm at it, I've already said that most people and professionals can't pronounce Teresa. Within the focus on mental health etc, this is unacceptable. Even after explaining quietly and politely, some then turn to her beginning with "Tereesa".
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I'd find Qs 17 to 20 difficult not to ask "Why?" etc.
Two points of interest
How many pages will Teresa manage?
How well do I know my wife?
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