Adwuma ma Dementia a Ɛfi Ase Ntɛm: Nhyehyɛe ma Nnipa a Wɔreyɛ Adwuma

Nsɛm pii a wɔka ho wɔ dementia no fa sɛ obi no yɛ mfe a ɛdi akyiri. Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ obi a wɔka ne yare wɔ ne mfe a ɛdi mu no, nneɛma a ɛba n’afiase no yɛ adi soronko. Ɔbetumi nka sɛ ɔwɔ adwuma, ɔwɔ sika a ɔde ka ho, ɔwɔ mmofra a ɛwɔ fie, anaa ɔwɔ maame a ɔsɛ ɔhwɛ. Nneyɛe ho hia sɛ ɛhwɛ adwuma a obi no yɛ wɔ nkwa mu. Saa kratafa yi kyerɛ nneɛma a ɛsakra, nneɛma a wobetumi asɔ hwɛ, ne baabi a ɛbɛyɛ sɛ mpɔn ne ba a wɔakɔ hwehwɛ boafoɔ.

Dementia a ɛfi ase ntɛm ne dɛn?

Dementia a ɛfi ase ntɛm ne dementia a ɛfi ase ansa na obi aduru mfe 65, a wɔfrɛ no bi younger-onset. Alzheimer’s Association blog kyerɛ sɛ Alzheimer’s yɛ younger-onset sɛ ɛba obi a ɔyɛ mfe 65 ase, na ɛka sɛ ɛnam ɔfa sɛ obi bi a ɔyɛ saa “wɔ ahohia a ɛyɛ ne ho.” Ɛpɛn sɛ ɛbɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ sɛ ɛwɔ mmere a ɔyɛ akɛse, nanso obi no n’anidasoɔ, n’adwuma ne n’asetena nkitahodie nyɛ saa.

Ɛfa sɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛba pii no, nnipa betumi ayɛ ntɛntɛn ansa na wɔanya nkyerɛaseɛ, na abusua no betumi aka sɛ wonni obi a wobɛka asɛm no ho. Sɛ wunim sɛ afoforɔ nso ahu saa, ɛbɛyɛ nnɔnkɔ.

Ma ɔkunu no ka adwuma no mu

Nnipa a wɔwɔ early-onset dementia pɛ sɛ wɔnfa wɔn sɛ mmofra. National Institute on Aging kyerɛ sɛ wɔnsesa adwuma sɛnea obi betumi ayɛ na ɔpɛ, a ɛma ɔkunu a ɔwɔ mfe a ɛdi mu ayɛ:

• Kɔ so de adekyeɛ a ɔdɔ, te sɛ dwumadie, agyinaso, kaad anaa nwoma ho kuw, anaa dwom kuw, de nkyerɛ nkɔm anaa bere tiaa.
• Nantew anaa tu ɔpɔnkɔ de ɔkamfo, wɔ akwan a ɔnim yiye.
• Yɛ abusua aduane, na ɔno ayɛ nea ɔbetumi ayɛ.
• Boa anaa yɛ adwuma a ɔpaw, te sɛ nhyehyɛ sika a wɔde ama, anaa mmoa sukuu adwuma.
• Hyehyɛ akwantuo kɔ baabi a ɛyɛ ne dɔ, de ɔkamfo ne nhyehyɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Di bere wɔ ne mma, ne nuabarima anaa ne nuabaa ba nketewa, na yɛ kɛse baabi a wɔbɛyɛ adwuma bi.

Ma obi no paw. Ɛyɛ nidi sen sɛ wobɛpaw ma no sɛ, “Wopɛ sɛ yɛyɛ dɛn ɛnnwɔnnua yi?”

Fa dwom ne nneɛma a ɔkaeɛ firi ne mmere

Dwom ne mfonini firi mfe a ɔnyinyii, mfe a ɛdi kan, ne mfe a ɛdi mu betumi ama adwene ne asɛm a ɛyɛ mmerɛw aba. Music activities a ɛwɔ yɛn nkyerɛkyerɛ mu kyerɛ sɛnea wobɛyɛ playlist, na reminiscence activities kyerɛ sɛnea wobɛkyerɛ mfonini ne nsɛm a wɔbɛnkyerɛ na wɔnnsɛ nsɛmmisa. Sɛ wopɛ adwuma a ɛfata nnipa akɛse, sɔ conversation cards a ɛwɔ nsɛmmisa a ɛfa adwuma, akwantuo, nnamfo ne abusua ho.

Mfonini a wɔafiri abusua mu nso betumi ayɛ yiye, efisɛ mfonini no yɛ nnipa ne baabi a ɛyɛ obi no dɔ. Photo pairs de mfonini no sie wɔ browser mu wɔ saa device no so.

Adwuma, akwantuo ne nkwa a ɛyɛ da biara

Nnipa pii a wɔwɔ early-onset dementia da so reyɛ adwuma, reyɛ akwantuo, anaa wɔrehwɛ sika. Yeinom nyɛ nneyɛe a wɔbu sɛ nneyɛe, nanso wɔboa sɛnea obi no betumi ayɛ. Kasa kyerɛ ɔdokota no wɔ akwantuo ne adwuma ho ahobammɔ, na susuw sɛ ɔpɛ mmoa wɔ sika anaa bere a wɔde bɛkɔ ho. Ɛfa sɛ wɔbɛbɔ ne dwumadi ho ban wɔ ahotɔ mu, na ɔda so ka ho sɛnea ɔpɛ.

Ma akwan a ɛyɛ nkwa a ɛyɛ da biara ne nneyɛe a ɔbɛyɛ ho nkɔm, hwɛ a gentle daily routine ne household tasks as activities.

Boafoɔ ma kunu ne mmofra a wɔakɔ

Kunu ne mmofra a wɔakɔ pii hu sɛ wɔwɔ wɔn ankasa. Ahwɛ ɔhaw betumi ayɛ sɛ adwuma foforɔ a ɛka adwuma ne abusua ho. Alzheimer’s Association blog no ka sɛ nhwɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ younger-onset nkɔm boaa wɔn wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa mmara ne nneɛma a ɛwɔ hɔ ho, ne sɛ wɔte ase sɛ wɔte wɔn ase. Ɛka nso sɛ Association de nhwɛfoɔ nkɔm a wɔnnye ho ka, na nkɔm a wɔwɔ mu, ɛboaboa mu, ɛda nkyɛn so, ne nkɔm a wɔde yɛ adwuma wɔ Tuesday ne Wednesday.

Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wobisa nkɔm ho asɛm, frɛ Association’s 24/7 Helpline 800.272.3900. Caregiver self-care guide kyerɛ sɛnea wobɛda, wobɛtena, ne nneɛma a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo ho.

Asetena no ho hia

Dementia a obi wɔ no asetena ka sɛnea nneɛma a ɛboa no ne nea ɛyɛ. Asetena a ɛdi kan no, nnipa pii betumi ayɛ wɔn adwuma a wɔde ayɛ bere nyinaa, de nsakrae kakraa. Ɛnam early-stage activities so, wobetumi anya nhyehyɛ pii. Asetena a ɛtɔ so no, nneyɛe no yɛ kakraa na ɛyɛ nea wɔhwɛ ne nsɛm a ɛyɛ ha ka, na late-stage activities kyerɛ saa. Sesa adwuma no sɛnea obi no sesa, na bisa no nea ɔpɛ bere a ɔbɛtumi aka.