Evidence-based Strategies for Communicating with Older Adults in Long-term Care
@article{Williams2013EvidencebasedSF, title={Evidence-based Strategies for Communicating with Older Adults in Long-term Care}, author={Kristine N Williams}, journal={Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management}, year={2013}, volume={20}, pages={507} }
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Evidence of nonverbal communication between nurses and older adults: a scoping review
- MedicineBMC Nursing
- 2020
Nurses should be self-aware of their nonverbal communication behaviors with older adults as well as the way in which the meanings of the messages might be misinterpreted, and understand its modification as necessary in accordance with patient's needs.
The Influence of Nursing Home Administrator Turnover on Resident Quality of Life
- Medicine
- 2015
The findings indicate that turnover likely caused an adverse impact on the nursing home overall, which was expected, and the implication for social change is that nursing home stakeholders may develop processes to retain competent administrators which in turn could reduce absent leadership presence in nursing homes.
Connecting Through Conversation: A Novel Video-Feedback Intervention to Enhance Long-Term Care Aides’ Person-Centred Dementia Communication
- Psychology, MedicineGerontology & geriatric medicine
- 2022
The communication intervention showed promise as an effective approach to enhance person-centred dementia communication behaviours in care aides and support a larger trial to examine the intervention’s effectiveness more fulsomely.
Older Adults’ Interpretation of Nurses’ Nonverbal Communication in Cameroon: A Grounded Theory Inquiry
- EducationInquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
- 2022
Communication is central to nursing care. Yet, the nonverbal aspect of communication tends to be neglected or underestimated in nursing studies. Research has shown that older patients interpret…
Health, social care and technological interventions to improve functional ability of older adults living at home: An evidence and gap map
- MedicineCampbell Systematic Reviews
- 2021
This map of studies published prior to the pandemic provides an initial resource to identify relevant homebased services which may be of interest for policy-makers and practitioners, such as home-based rehabilitation and social support, although these interventions would likely require further adaptation for online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Use "LATCHeS" to communicate with elderly patients.
- MedicineSpecial care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
- 2020
Video feedback: A novel application to enhance person-centred dementia communication.
- Medicine, PsychologyInternational journal of nursing practice
- 2020
A critical review of empirical and theoretical evidence supports video feedback as a potential means to enhance person-centred communication within the context of dementia and long-term care.
A person-centred communication approach to working with older people who have dementia
- MedicineBritish Journal of Healthcare Assistants
- 2020
Communication is a vital aspect of healthcare, making it essential for support workers to be aware of challenges that may hinder communication and to identify strategies to enable the person to communicate their needs for as long as possible.
Effective communication with older people.
- Education, MedicineNursing older people
- 2019
It is important to treat older people as individuals, and to monitor and adapt communication accordingly, by doing so, nurses can ensure older people feel empowered, respected and able to maintain their independence.
Problematics of caring in a spiritual gerontopolis: A study of old age homes in varanasi (Kashi)
- EducationJournal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging
- 2019
ABSTRACT Among Hindus, Varanasi is believed to be the home of Lord Shiva, who frees the devotees from the bonds of past karma to ensure them moksha–release from the endless cycle of birth and death.…
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