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'She can see how much I actually do!'
— Talking Mats: helping people with dementia and family carers to discuss managing daily living | | Author(s) | Tracey M Oliver, Joan Murphy, Sylvia Cox |
| Journal title | Housing, Care and Support, vol 13, no 3, October 2010 |
| Pages | pp 27-35 |
| Source | http://www.pierprofessional.com/hcsflyer/index.htm. |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Community care ; Planning [admin] ; Participation ; Communication. |
| Annotation | Dementia sufferers who feel included in decisions about their care have been shown to be more positively adjusted to accepting care than those who feel their family make decisions for them. Although most carers want to involve the person with dementia, enabling them to express their views can be difficult. Previous research has shown that people with dementia can use the Talking Mat (TM) framework. This low technology communication aid uses a simple system of picture symbols placed on a textured mat against a visual scale to indicate feelings about various options. The authors examined whether the TM framework could help people with dementia and their family carers feel more involved in decisions about managing their daily living. Eighteen couples (person with dementia and family carer) from Scotland and the North of England were asked to discuss how the person with dementia was managing their daily living activities (personal care, getting around, housework and activities) using the Talking Mats framework and when having a typical conversation. They then completed brief individual questionnaires. All participants felt more involved when using the TM framework. Qualitative analysis of the discussions also offered insight into what people with dementia who are still living at home are managing in relation to their daily living. Potential applications of the TM framework and implications for practice are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110718002 A |
| Classmark | EA: PA: QA6: TMB: U |
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