Unique problems of dementia in the younger patient.
While dementia is often thought of as a problem unique to the elderly patient, nearly one in ten patients with dementia is younger than 65. The etiologies of dementia in this population are varied, including a genetically inherited form of Alzheimer's disease, as well as dementia related to other problems such as Parkinson's disease, Down syndrome, and cerebrovascular disease. Health care practitioners may have difficulty diagnosing early onset dementia because the diagnostic tools and the disease manifestation differ from those of the elderly patient. In addition, treatment of early-onset dementia can also pose unique challenges related to the speed of progression of the disease, depression, and behavioral disturbances, which often plague younger patients with dementia.
It is not uncommon that, in software projects, it is necessary to incorporate new developers at an advanced stage of project execution. These "newcomers" face various difficulties and challenges to find their place in the project that prevents them from starting to contribute quickly to the progress of the project. This article reports the results of an exploratory-descriptive study aimed at identifying the difficulties faced by new team members when they join a project later, as well as identifying actions that are often adopted to mitigate these difficulties. The study reveals that scarse or null documentation and the need to know the product under construction are the main difficulties, while the assignment of a referent and the provision of training are mentioned as the main actions organizations usually take to mitigate those problems.