1;Preface;5 2;Foreword;6 3;Table of Content;7 4;List of Contributors;10 5;1 Chronic Disease and Self-Management - Aspects of Cost Efficiency and Current Policies;12 5.1;Introduction;13 5.2;Chronic Disease;13 5.3;Chronic Disease Worldwide;13 5.4;Diabetes;15 5.5;Cardiovascular Disease;16 5.6;Dementia;16 5.7;Alzheimer's Disease;16 5.8;Self-Management of Chronic Disease;16 5.9;Aspects of New Approaches Towards Self-Management;18 5.10;Benefits of Self-Management;19 5.11;Cost of Health;20 5.12;Current Legislation and Policies;21 5.13;Summary;22 5.14;References;23 6;2 Aspects of Aging;25 6.1;2.1 General Aspects;26 6.2;2.2 Consequences for Dementia;30 6.3;References;36 7;3 Dementia;38 7.1;3.1 Mild Cognitive Impairment;39 7.2;3.2 Dementia. State of the Art- Cognitive, Behavioural and Psychopathological Symptoms;43 7.3;References;49 8;4 Alzheimer;51 8.1;4.1 Alzheimer's Disease - A Global Disease Report;52 8.2;4.2 State of the Art - Treatment of Cognitive, Behavioral and Psychopathological Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease;55 8.3;4.3 An Alternative Description: Alzheimer's Disease as a Biographical Phenomenon;65 9;5 Caregivers Care with Alzheimer's Disease, Prevention of Caregivers Burn-Out;75 9.1;Introduction;76 9.2;Patient/Caregiver Dyad;76 9.3;Caregiver Burden and Consequences;76 9.4;Gender Differences in the Experience of Burden;77 9.5;Prevention of Caregivers' Burn-out;77 9.6;References;78 10;6 Psychological Aspects of Promotion of Self-Management;80 10.1;Self-Perception and Self-Concept;81 10.2;Motivation and Stereotyping;82 10.3;Approaches to Improve Self-Management;83 10.4;References;84 11;7 Self-Management Programs;85 11.1;7.1 Management and Self-Management Programs for Chronic Disease - Tools, Transformation and Promotion;86 11.2;7.2 Tools of Self-Management and Their Application in Low-Resource Treatment Settings;97 11.3;References;103 12;8 Self-Management;104 12.1;8.1 Self-Management of Patients;105 12.2;8.2 Self-Management of Patients - Another Perspective;110 13;9 End-of-life Care for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease;117 14;10 Self-Management of Caregivers;128 14.1;10.1 Self-Management Approaches of Caregivers in Dementia-Caring;129 14.2;10.2 Enhancing Empowerment and Self-Management in Elderly Families with Dementia;135 15;11 Financial Benefits of Self-Management;143 16;Conclusion;152 17;Subject Index;154