“For a person to be self-reliant in any community, a level of competence is required that enables the accomplishment of tasks beyond those of basic self-care (which are referred to as physical self-maintenance). For this reason, M. Powell Lawton identified… — Glen Gillen Copy Share
“Some expect persons to care for themselves. Sometimes therapists go too far in expecting an individual to perform self-care; some individuals prefer to spend their time in other occupations and accept the help of others to do basic self-care. Therapists are familiar with the use of personal attendants with persons following spinal cord injuries; persons who have had a stroke… — Glen Gillen Copy Share
“Early in the interaction, practitioners should obtain information from clients about their perception of the problem, needs, and goals. The implementation of a client-centered approach requires the use of a top-down approach37,49 in which clients identify what they perceive to be the important issues causing them difficulty in carrying out their daily activities in work, self-maintenance, leisure, and rest.7 A… — Glen Gillen Copy Share
“For a person to be self-reliant in any community, a level of competence is required that enables the accomplishment of tasks beyond those of basic self-care (which are referred to as physical self-maintenance). For this reason, M. Powell Lawton identified the use of the telephone, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry, shopping, money management, driving or use of transportation, and medication management… — Glen Gillen Copy Share
“It has been argued that memory loss need not be a criteria for dementia, particularly when one’s executive functioning is impaired and one’s mental… — Glen Gillen Copy Share Image
“Psychotic conditions are rare consequences of stroke, but they can occur. Symptoms can include delusions and hallucinations,94 paranoia, and mania.59 Poststroke mania, for example,… — Glen Gillen Copy Share Image
