Geriatrician and journalist thrill us and tell stories about Alzheimer’s
This humanistic and sensitive book combines the human face of the disease with scientific and technical information to help understand and care for patients
On the one side, a geriatrician and teacher dedicated to the disease of forgetfulness who saw hundreds of cases pass through his office. On the other side, a journalist whose contact with Alzheimer’s took the hard practice when she took care of her sick mother. Coming to life from the desire to share with others what could be done to recognize and mitigate Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimer’s: the illness and its care [Alzheimer: a doença e seus cuidados] was written by Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto and Marisa Folgato.
Throughout the 15 chapters – which end with indications of books, films and complementary websites -, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto and Marisa Folgato examine all sorts of subjects: from hygiene, food and decoration tips until making the environment safe, task-sharing tips and responsibilities for caregivers. There are also guidelines on legal aspects and whether or not to hospitalize the patient. It is also a work with technical quality data, which demonstrates the importance of the subject in view of the increasing longevity of the world population. The disease represents 65% of the 47.5 million cases of dementia in the world and affects 13% of people over 65 years and 45% of the population over 85 years. “Being longer-lived unfortunately implies some consequences that are not always welcome”, the authors write.
“This book provides this essential motivation: I am not alone; there are other family members, caregivers and health professionals who struggle daily to preserve the human essence – dignity and respect. It also offers what differentiates us from other species: information “, Milton Luiz Gorzoni notes in the preface. He’s an associate professor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, coordinator of the disciplines of Clinical Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology, former president of the São Paulo State Section of the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, and a founding member of the Brazilian Alzheimer Society (Abraz).
About the authors
Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto is one of the teachers of the Geriatrics discipline of the Medical Clinic Department of Botucatu Medical School (FMB), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, he has a medical residency in Geriatrics and Gerontology at Santa Casa de Misericórdia in São Paulo, a doctorate in the Department of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP) and postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Psychiatry at the Paulista School of Medicine at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp). He is a professor of the Graduate Program “Pathophysiology in Clinical Medicine” at FMB – Unesp. His research line is dementias. He holds a Geriatric Specialist degree from the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SBGG).
Marisa Folgato is a journalist and, for eight years, has nursed her mother, Antonieta, who had Alzheimer’s. With 33 years of professional experience, she worked for twenty years as a reporter in O Estado S. Paulo newspaper and edited the book of the Intensive Course of Journalism of the same periodical. She worked as a freelance reporter in Jornal da Tarde, Veja SP, IstoÉ 2016, Diário do Comércio and Viver Bem. She took part in the edition of websites such as the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein; and books, like the Transforming from 1951, by ESPM. She was a press officer at the Municipal Urbanization Company (Emurb) and is a consultant at the Engineering Institute in São Paulo.
Title: Alzheimer’s disease and its care [Alzheimer: a doença e seus cuidados]
Authors: Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto and Marisa Folgato
Number of pages: 132
Format: 11 x 18 cm
ISBN: 978-85-393-0705-0
Rights: worldwide free