Self Management of Chronic Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Chronic Disease and Self-Management — Aspects of Cost Efficiency and Current Policies

   • Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Eva Krebs-Roubicek

   Pages 1-13

3. Aspects of Aging

   • Nicoleta Tątaru, Urs Kalbermatten

   Pages 15-27

4. Dementia

   • Ilkin Icelli, Ignat Petrov

   Pages 29-41

5. Alzheimer

   • Jerzy Leszek, Andrzej Kiejna, Ulrich Michael Hemmeter, Ulrich Kropiunigg

   Pages 43-66

6. Caregivers Care with Alzheimer’s Disease, Prevention of Caregivers Burn-Out

   • Aleksandra Milićević-Kalašić

   Pages 67-71

7. Psychological Aspects of Promotion of Self-Management

   • Dorothee Karl

   Pages 73-77

8. Self-Management Programs

   • Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Eva Krebs-Roubicek, Olusola T. Ephraim-Oluwanuga

   Pages 79-97

9. Self-Management

   • Alexander Kurz, Cathy Greenblat, Francoise Guillo-Ben Arous, K. Jacob Roy

   Pages 99-111

10. End-of-life Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

    • Jenny T. van der Steen, Luc Deliens

    Pages 113-123

11. Self-Management of Caregivers

    • Yung-Jen Yang, Marja Saarenheimo, Ulla Eloniemi-Sulkava, Kaisu Pitkälä

    Pages 125-139

12. Financial Benefits of Self-Management

    • Julia Hintermann

    Pages 141-149

13. Conclusion

    • Sabine Bährer-Kohler

    Pages 151-152

14. Back Matter

    Pages 153-158

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This book will support an issue as important as self-management of chronic diseases, es- cially AD, in finding its way into the daily life of patients and their caregivers as well as into treatment worldwide. It is written for healthcare professionals, aging researchers/scientists, patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, managers of eldercare facilities, public health authorities, umbrella organisations of Alzheimer associations, Alzheimer associations, health care administrators, health economists and government officials. It is my pleasant duty to thank Merz Pharma (Schweiz) AG in Allschwil-Switzerland to purchase 40 copies of the book. To finish this book, a long and sometimes arduous path had to be traveled. Now that it is over, I feel profoundly thankful towards all authors for participating in this project, p- ticularly Eva Krebs-Roubicek, MD for her contribution, the three models on the cover of this book; and especially to Julie and Jean-Luc for their great understanding and loving - sistance. Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Editor of the book VII Foreword Alzheimer’s disease is one of those diseases which is steadily increasing worldwide. Treating Alzheimer’s disease is able to modify its course but does not yet cure it. Alzheimer’s disease is an enormous challenge not only for the afflicted person but also for the relatives.

• Ageing
• Alzheimer
• Chronic disease
• Dementia
• End-life care
• Financial Benefits
• Health economics
• Quality of life
• Self Management

• Basel, Switzerland

  Sabine Bährer-Kohler

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