Saskatchewan's Online Library for Health Professionals
| title | A Manual for People Living with ALS |
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| fulldesc | The ALS Society of Canada's Manual for People Living with ALS helps readers to organize personal health information and stimulate discussion between patients, family members, and their healthcare providers about managing ALS care and coping with an often rapidly progressive neurological condition. This manual provides: -An overview of ALS, signs and symptoms, research status - Tips and tools for persons with ALS and family caregivers - Where to go for help and support (local support information can be obtained from provincial ALS Societies) - Disease management information about who makes up the ALS health-care team, mobility and independence, swallowing and nutrition, speech and communication, breathing and lung function, oral care, end-of-life issues, and advance-care planning - Assistive equipment and activities of daily living information - Legal and financial considerations - Education and support resources |
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| publisher | ALS Society of Canada |