Document Type
Report
College
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Department
Occupational Therapy
Degree
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Report Date
2021
Faculty Mentor
Wheeler, Laura G.
Doctoral Experiential Coordinator
Rainville, Ellen B.
Abstract
"Dementia is a progressive disease that encompasses a multitude of changes in the body and mind. Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) may face changes affecting their ability to engage in familiar roles, routines, activities of daily living, leisure, and community engagement. As individuals with ADRD progress throughout each of the stages of dementia, communication may become increasingly difficult, which can subsequently lead to frustration, agitation, depression and other forms of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)."
Recommended Citation
Bernas, Olivia, "Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Supporting Memory Care: A Multi-Sensory Approach" (2021). OTD DEx Reports - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 8.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/otd/8
