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Gerontological Nursing, Kristine Williams
A Case Study Of Resistiveness To Care And Elderspeak, Jacqueline Cunningham, Kristine Williams
A Case Study Of Resistiveness To Care And Elderspeak, Jacqueline Cunningham, Kristine Williams
Kristine N. Williams
Resistiveness to care (RTC) by persons with dementia significantly adds to subjective and objective burden for caregivers and may be triggered by environmental factors, including communication. This case study evaluated behavioral responses of a nursing home resident with dementia to nursing staff use of elderspeak communication (infantilizing speech). Four videotaped staff-resident interactions that were previously recorded were coded for staff elderspeak communication and resident RTC. Total elderspeak scores (M = 29.5, SD = 25.74) and RTC scores (M = 8.75, SD = 13.79) were correlated r = 0.93, p = .03. This preliminary single-subject observational study suggests a …
Pain In Parkinson’S Disease: Characteristics And Responses In Ambulatory Care Patients, Lisette Bunting-Perry
Pain In Parkinson’S Disease: Characteristics And Responses In Ambulatory Care Patients, Lisette Bunting-Perry
Lisette K Bunting-Perry
Pain is often a disabling symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and is currently underassessed, underdiagnosed, and undertreated in this population of primarily older adults. Guided by the Rugh Model of Psychological Components of Pain, an exploration of the characteristics of pain experienced by individuals with PD, and the relationships among the emotional, cognitive, perceptual, and behavioral aspects of pain was undertaken. A convenience sample of 125 patients with PD reporting average daily pain as 2 or greater on the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form, were recruited for a cross-sectional descriptive survey from two large urban movement disorder centers. Multiple measures were …
Football Reminiscence For Men With Dementia: Lessons From A Realistic Evaluation, Debbie Tolson, I Schofield
Football Reminiscence For Men With Dementia: Lessons From A Realistic Evaluation, Debbie Tolson, I Schofield
Professor Debbie Tolson
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