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Communicating with the Alzheimer's resident: perceptions of care providers in a residential facility
Author(s)	Diane L Beach, Betty J Kramer
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 32, no 3, 1999
Pages	pp 5-26
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Psychogeriatric units ; Patients ; Personnel ; Communication ; United States of America.
Annotation	Optimal quality of care for long term residents, especially those suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been linked to meaningful and rewarding communication with staff caregivers. However, the precise methods of effective, supportive communication used by care providers of persons with AD have not been identified. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate caregivers' perceptions of communication used in dementia-specific community residential facilities. Eight care providers were interviewed and asked a series of in-depth, semi-structured questions regarding their communication experiences with AD residents. Results merged into two core categories: compliance gaining strategies and learning the language. Results indicated that care providers used several communication strategies that are advocated in the literature, but that they also employed creative techniques that have not been previously emphasised. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000208232 A
Classmark	EA: LDM: LF: QM: U: 7T
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