Abstract
The Present Situation and Problems of a Dotard Family in Korea
Highlights
At the early stage of dementia, the minor physical symptoms such as headache, dizziness, weakness and fatigue appear, the cognitive function gradually declines from this point of time, and when it reaches the final stage, the symptoms similar to Alzheimer Type Dementia appear
Alzheimer type dementia: As a dementia which happens before the age of 65, it is characterized by that the normal cognitive ability gets damaged besides the severe memory impairment
The only symptom at its early stage is memory impairment, and impairment happens in memory, judgment, abstract thinking and personality
Summary
The number of dotards over 65 years old based on 2014 in Korea was 610,000 persons, that is, 1 person out of 10 persons. The problem is the family who looks after dementia patients. According to the statistics of health insurance medical expenses in 2013 of Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, the medical expenses of dementia patients were 646,200,000,000 won, which was highest. The National Medical Dementia Center of Korea figures out those medical expenses born by family per 1 dementia patient are 18,920,000 won. The trouble of the family where a dementia patient exists often leads to a tragedy. The grandmother who devotedly had cared for her husband for 5 years confessed, "It was too difficult to live with her dementia husband.". At the early stage of dementia, the minor physical symptoms such as headache, dizziness, weakness and fatigue appear, the cognitive function gradually declines from this point of time, and when it reaches the final stage, the symptoms similar to Alzheimer Type Dementia appear
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