At the “Life with Azlehimer Patient” conference, where Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality raised awareness about Alzheimer's disease, neurologist Assoc. Dr. Güzey Aras and speech therapist Emrah Karacaoğlu gave important information to the elderly of YADEM about what to do after diagnosis and patient psychology.
Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Elderly Support Center (YADEM) held a conference to raise awareness about Alzheimer's, one of the most important diseases of today. The disease, which the elderly face an important test and is of great importance for their families, was explained in the conference held at Adapazarı Social Development Center (SGM). Neurology Specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeşim Güzey Aras and Speech and Language Therapist Emrah Karacaoğlu gave important information about the disease to the elderly under the roof of YADEM, while the families were informed about what to do in case of a possible diagnosis.
Drawing attention to the increasing awareness of the disease and the difficulties experienced by the relatives of the patients, two experts in the field discussed the topic of “Living with Alzheimer's” by giving examples from patients. Provincial Health Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kayhan Özdemir, Head of Social Services Department Ahmet Öksüzoğlu also attended the conference. Emphasizing that patience, understanding and faith are the most important topics, the experts put forward a serious motivation on the subject.
“Patience and understanding lead to the right path”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeşim Güzey Aras said, “Improving the quality of life of our patients is a very important factor. It is very important that we understand the needs of Alzheimer's patients and provide them with appropriate support. Enabling our patients to continue their daily routines will significantly increase the positive effects on them. At this point, patience and understanding will lead us to a peaceful path.”
“Effective communication and correct methods”
Speech therapist Emrah Karacaoğlu emphasized the strategic importance of effective communication by sharing practical information about how to overcome these problems with applied methods. Karacaoğlu said, “Patients often have speech disorders and swallowing difficulties, which negatively affects the quality of life of both the patient and the family caregivers. We need to establish a healthy communication with our patients to understand and understand them.” At the end of the program, the elderly of YADEM, who asked questions to the experts, had their blood pressure measured and thanked them for the awareness step.
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