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Communication and interaction within dementia care triads — developing a theory for relationship-centred care
Author(s)	Trevor Adams, Paula Gardiner
Journal title	Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 4, no 2, May 2005
Pages	pp 185-206
Source	http://www.dem.sagepub.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Informal care ; Personal relationships ; Social interaction ; Communication ; Personnel ; Management [care] ; Theory.
Annotation	An approach towards dementia care is developed that highlights the nature of dementia care triads comprising the person with dementia, his or her informal carer, and the health and social care professional. In particular, the article highlights various social practices that are shown - from the authors' practice - to contribute towards the inclusion or exclusion of particular triad members. The article reviews existing work on triad interaction, particularly in relation to dementia care. Various communication processes are identified and illustrated using examples taken from casework. The implications of this approach for theory, practice, education and research within dementia care are discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050516204 A
Classmark	EA: P6: DS: TMA: U: QM: QA: 4D
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