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| Using 'Talking Mats' to help people with dementia to communicate | | Author(s) | Joan Murphy, Cindy M Gray, Sylvia Cox |
| Corporate Author | University of Stirling; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 2159, November 2007 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, November 2007 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Findings and full report available as free downloads from http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Participation ; Research ; Quality of life ; Symbols ; Projects. |
| Annotation | The deterioration of communication between people with dementia and their carers is one of the most distressing aspects of the illness. This project aimed to establish whether Talking Mats (www.talkingmats.com), a low-tech communication framework, help people with dementia to communicate, and to examine how effective they are for people at different stages of dementia. The research by Joan Murphy, Cindy M Gray and Sylvia Cox from the University of Stirling, involved interviews with 31 people at different stages of dementia. Their full report, 'Communication and dementia: how 'Talking Mats' can help people with dementia to express themselves', is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071105505 A |
| Classmark | E4: EA: KX: TMB: 3A: F:59: UH7: 3E |
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