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Implications Of Differential Impacts Of Care-Giving For Future Research On Alzheimer Care, R Montgomery, Kristine Williams
Implications Of Differential Impacts Of Care-Giving For Future Research On Alzheimer Care, R Montgomery, Kristine Williams
Kristine N. Williams
As the primary caregivers for the millions afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, family members have been the focus of research for the past two decades. Differences in care patterns and deleterious effects of care provision have been clearly established. However, similar demands and hardships associated with care-giving result in different consequences for different families. A greater understanding of the care-giving context and its determinants will enhance knowledge of the differential impacts of care-giving. The most critical determinant of care-giving context is the role relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient. Future research must address role relationship as the primary determinant …
Faculty-Agency Partnering For Improved Client Outcomes, Kristine Williams, Ann Cobb, Jackie Nowack, Elaine Williams Domian, Vicki Hicks, Carol Starling
Faculty-Agency Partnering For Improved Client Outcomes, Kristine Williams, Ann Cobb, Jackie Nowack, Elaine Williams Domian, Vicki Hicks, Carol Starling
Kristine N. Williams
A project that aimed to partner nursing students and faculty with community agencies in order to develop and implement clinical outcome studies took place at the University of Kansas School of Nursing between March 1999 and August 2000. A number of outcome studies targeting the specific needs of each of the community agencies were developed through the project. Faculty developed expertise in teaching clinical outcomes as a result of the project. Moreover, students became competent members of a health care outcome team, and staff in clinical agencies were educated about the outcome process and implemented outcome studies designed to benefit …
Written Language Clues To Cognitive Changes Of Aging: An Analysis Of The Letters Of King James Vi/I, Kristine Williams, Frederick Holmes, Susan Kemper, Janet Marquis
Written Language Clues To Cognitive Changes Of Aging: An Analysis Of The Letters Of King James Vi/I, Kristine Williams, Frederick Holmes, Susan Kemper, Janet Marquis
Kristine N. Williams
Reductions in language complexity normally occur in older adults because of decreased working memory and rate of language processing. Comparative measures can reveal whether linguistic change is due to normal aging or dementia. Linguistic analysis of a series of letters of King James, 1566–1625, investigate whether he exhibited a normative or atypical pattern of change. Fifty-seven letters from the years 1604 to 1624 were analyzed. Data modeling reveals a quadratic pattern of decline in written language complexity with increased diversity of vocabulary corresponding to historical reports of illness around 1618–1619. This investigation demonstrates how language analysis can provide valuable insight …
Improving Nursing Home Communication: An Intervention To Reduce Elderspeak, Kristine Williams, Susan Kemper, Mary Hummert
Improving Nursing Home Communication: An Intervention To Reduce Elderspeak, Kristine Williams, Susan Kemper, Mary Hummert
Kristine N. Williams
Purpose: Opportunities for social interaction are lacking within today's nursing homes and staff frequently communicate messages of dependence, incompetence, and control to residents. This study evaluated a brief educational program designed to increase staff awareness of intergenerational speech modifications such as elderspeak and strategies to enhance communication. Design and Methods: A communication-training program was provided to Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs; n = 20) in five nursing homes. Audio recordings of staff interacting with residents before and after training were transcribed, coded, and compared on features of elderspeak. Results: After the training, CNAs reduced their use of elderspeak including terms of …
Enhancing Communication With Older Adults: Overcoming Elderspeak,, Kristine Williams, M Hummert
Enhancing Communication With Older Adults: Overcoming Elderspeak,, Kristine Williams, M Hummert
Kristine N. Williams
No abstract provided.
Accessing Patient Assistance Programs To Meet Clients' Medication Needs, Kristine Williams
Accessing Patient Assistance Programs To Meet Clients' Medication Needs, Kristine Williams
Kristine N. Williams
The high cost of medication is a barrier to patient compliance. Nurse practitioners can access patient assistance programs to assist low-income clients to obtain medications, empowering them to take action to improve their health. At Health Care Access, a primary care clinic serving low-income, uninsured persons, approximately $150,000 worth of medications were obtained through patient assistance programs in 1997, compared to the total clinic budget of $189,000. Processes for obtaining prescription drugs vary between pharmaceutical companies. An understanding of these types of programs provides nurse practitioners access to these resources for their clients.