Question

Issue Chosen: Dementia (No Copy Paste Please)

Q. Based on your research and citing evidence, describe and discuss how poverty impacts on those living with the health care issue you chose (400 WORDS).

Answer 1

Answer: Dementia is a Neurological disorder where patient is unable to memorize things or unable to recall the past moments or the names. Dementia leads to Alzheimer's disease in most of the severe cases. Mostly older adults suffer from dementia.

There is not any exact cause of dementia but the progression in this disease results in to Alzheimer's disease which is irreversible and progress with age. Due to poverty, people are more prone to dementia. In most of the studies it has been found that poor wealth condition increases the risk of developing diseases such as dementia.

Poor wealth causes people to get Improper nutrition as well as unhealthy foods which results in to early aging process as well as reduced Neurological development in children. The inadequate amount of nutrients causes poor supply and needs to the body hence lowers the brain functioning. People with poor wealth have poor exercise or physically activities which makes them more prone to depression. Long term depression, poor mental health etc causes increased risk of dementia. The socio-economic status also demoralising factors for such kind of people who are not only suffers from other disease but also have increased adverse effects on their thinking ability.

Poverty causes increase in tension or mental trauma such as education, food, shelter, investments, saving etc. They are not able to get proper treatment for diseases they suffer from. This also contributes in the development of the mental diseases. People don't have that much money to spend on the treatment so the disease becomes more severe.