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Uplatnenie nefarmakologických terapeutických postupov u pacientov s demenciou – validačná terapia
Application of Non-pharmacological Therapy Procedures in Demenicated Patients – Validation Therapy

Author(s): Valéria Horanská, Ľubomíra Lizáková
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Validation; Aging; Dementia; Communication

Summary/Abstract: Aging is a natural process of life and brings many changes not only for the elderly, its surroundings, but also for the whole society. Changing the way of care for older people and their transfer to institutional care, whether social or health care facilities, necessarily requires the search for a possibility to improve communication with the old demented patient. There is a marked change in behavior among the elderly, especially in demented patients. Communication with such a patient is very difficult. Such a patient often becomes aggressive and does not cooperate. in our conditions, pharmacological treatment is undertaken to attenuate the patient without investigating the causes of aggression and unwillingness to cooperate. validation therapy is one of the possibilities of non-pharmacological therapeutic procedures. The validation method by naomi Feil offers specific therapeutic techniques and procedures for communicating with these patients in different stages of dementia. it is a method that respects the uniqueness of man with his past and at the same time solves unresolved life problems that can cause the patient’s aggression. The advantage of this method is its low demands on the provider and time. it is applicable in both domestic and institutional care for the elderly. The arguments such as the shortage of medical staff are certainly well founded. The use of validation therapy is recommended not only on the basis of theoretical knowledge, but also on the basis of personal experience.

  • Issue Year: XI/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 22-25
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Slovak