NSG 4067 Week 4 Project-Analysis of an Age-Related Topic Incorporating healthy diets

 Alzheimer’s is associated with a specific lifestyle connected to the diets that one is subjected to. Integrating healthy eating habits is an effective remedy to improve Alzheimer’s since the ailment is associated with poor eating habits (Rajasekhar and Govindaraju, 2018). Consuming high sugar content, carbohydrates, and alcohol affects the brain metabolism, which might result in Alzheimer’s. The foods that affect brain metabolism result in brain diabetes,, commonly known as Alzheimer’s. Therefore, eating healthy foods is essential for mitigating Alzheimer’s progressive disease.

Resources available to mitigate Alzheimer

 For the CDC and doctors to mitigate Alzheimer’s, there are resources required. Resources are necessary since patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s require intensive care and reserves, which provide care to the patients in the patients during their early stages. When Alzheimer’s patients are offered intensive care during the early stages of the ailment, managing and controlling the condition becomes easy (Alzheimer’s Association, 2019). The available resources to mitigate Alzheimer’s include human resources from faith-based groups. On the other hand, financial resources are not fully open to help control Alzheimer’s.

Costs associated with the interventions identified.

Interventions associated with Alzheimer’s necessitate finances to implement the interventions (Reed et al., 2020). Alzheimer’s progressive disease mainly results in dementia among patients. Alzheimer’s also caused 0.2% of the deaths recorded in adults aged sixty-five years old and above in the United States (Alzheimer’s Association, 2019). Due to the increased risks caused by Alzheimer’s progressive ailment, the United States government has set aside a healthcare sector to deal with the disease (Reed et al., 2020). Professionals, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, chiropodists, optometrists, and language therapists, are dedicated to implementing interventions (Alzheimer’s Association, 2019).

In 2020, the projected cost of Alzheimer’s treatment in the United States was approximately $306 billion. The prices are expected to increase over time since the number of patients with Alzheimer’s is anticipated to increase (Reed, 2020). Due to the increase in the number of patients, the cost of treatment may sum up to a trillion dollars. The cost of intervention recorded in 2020 does not include the cost of home-care services provided by caregivers; thus, intervening measures are more costly for ordinary citizens and the nation.

Medicare and Medicaid also contribute to the enactment of possible prevention and improvement measures for Alzheimer’s.

Sustainability of the interventions

 The interventions stated above are effective in preventing and controlling Alzheimer’s. The interventions are projected to become sustainable since the suggested interventions have been tested and highly contribute to preventing progressive disease (Reed et al., 2020). Interventions such as incorporating healthy diets, consistent exercising, and social interactions ought to control Alzheimer’s disease. Also, good nutrition aids in mitigation measures since diet is essential.

Conclusion

 Alzheimer’s is an ailment that is associated with aging, and it results in dementia. Alzheimer’s primarily affects the old aged between sixty-five years and above. For that reason, Alzheimer’s is a progressive ailment that is associated with the old. Alzheimer’s progressive disease is associated with cultural implications since the disease is linked to the lifestyle that an individual is accustomed to. Alzheimer’s is financially draining since the cost of treatment is expensive.

References

Alzheimer’s Association. (2019). 2019 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures. Alzheimer’s & dementia, 15(3), 321-387.

Arranz, A. M., & De Strooper, B. (2019). The role of astroglia in Alzheimer’s disease: pathophysiology and clinical implications. The Lancet Neurology, 18(4), 406-414.