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1、TheImplicationsoftheTimingofDiagnosisofDementiaontheDementiaCaregiveTheImplicationsoftheTimingofDiagnosisofDementiaontheDementiaCaregiverKenhK.elindaMartin-Khan1,3,MareeFarrop;HealthService,Nambour,Australia3CentreforOnlineHealth,FacultyofMedicine,SchoolofMedicine,TheUniversityofQueensland,Bris
2、bane,Australia4inistersin2012,andtheNationalDementiaFrameelydiagnosisasapriorityareaforaction.Timelydiagnosisisdefinedastheperiodofdelayfromrecognisingthesymptomsandengagingthehealthpractitionertoactualdiagnosis[6].Onebenefitofsupportingearlydiagnosisofdementiaisthatitalloakingcapacityisimpaire
3、d[7].Thereisasuggestionthattimelydiagnosismayimprovethequalityoflifeofthepersonentia[8]asilycaregivers[9].Althoughcaregivingmayoccurbeforeaformaldiagnosis[10],explicitlyacknoentiacaregivingofficiallybeginsaldiagnosisdeclaredatthediagnosticdisclosureappointment.Caregiversmaybenefitfromdiagnostic
4、disclosureofdementiabyauthenticatingtheirneedforinformationandsupport,andlegitimisingtheiraccesstomunityandhealthservicesandmembershipofdementiaspecificorganisations[7].Thereisscantinformationrelatingtothefeelingsandthoughtsofdementiacaregiversaboutthetimingofdiagnosis.Thereisalsoaneedtomeasure
5、theimpactofthetimingofdementiadiagnosis(i.e.diagnosisatearlytolatestages)oncaregiverdecision-makingbehaviourregardingfutureplanningandaccessinginformationandsupport,asthereisasuggestionthatearlieraccesstoinformation,practicalandpsychosocialsupportmayimprovequalityoflife[11].In2012,2.7millionAus
6、traliansidentifiedthemselvesascarers,and1.9millionoftheseco-residedinthesamehouseholdsentiaatedtobearound298,000people(atedthat90%ofpeopleentiahaveinvolvementofcarers[13].Tentiacaregiversareconsideredtobeco-residinginthesamehouseholdasthepersonentia[13].Theroleofcaregivingischallengingasitinvol
7、vesopportunitycost(andsofcaregiving),burdenandincreasingresponsibilitiesbutisoftenacceptedespentcaringastheconditionprogresseshasconsequencesofincreasedriskofpsychologicalandphysicalmorbidity,plussocialandfinancialdisadvantage[15]