The dynamics of social functioning in relatives of patients with vascular dementia by the implementation of the complex health and social support

D. Voloshchuk Odessa National Medical University

Abstract

The disease of patient with vascular dementia is a factor that has a negative impact on quality of life not only the patient but also the quality of life of his family. Many different symptoms can be diagnosed in family members of terminally ill patients. These relatives increasingly become the central object of research and analysis in modern time. We observed these persons with clinicopathological and psycho diagnostic methods. In this article the author shows the results of implementing the work of psychiatric services MI «Odessa Regional Medical Center of Mental Health», author complex medical and psychological support for relatives of patients suffering from vascular dementia. We analyze the results before and after therapy. As a result of intervention in the studied contingent was noticed the positive changes of social functioning, quality of life.

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