Effective communication by nursing home staff is related to a higher quality of life and a
decrease in verbal and physical aggression and depression in nursing home residents …

Background Communication partner training could be employed to train people working in
the community to facilitate interaction with individuals who live with a variety of …

Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management-A Functional Approach is a comprehensive
description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia often exhibit
depression and apathy as manifested by symptoms of negative affect. The purpose of this …

mcgilton k., sorin‐peters r., sidani s., rochon e., boscart v. & fox m.(2010) Focus on
communication: increasing the opportunity for successful staff–patient interactions …

Background: Positive and effective staff–resident interactions are imperative to adequately
assess and meet the needs of cognitively impaired residents in nursing homes and optimize …

Title. A communication intervention for nursing staff in chronic care. Aim. The paper is a
report of a study conducted to evaluate the effect of a brief, focused educational intervention …

Avoiding disruptive behavior in dementia care is far preferable to attempting to intervene
once the behavior has occurred. Person-centered approaches have emerged as a key way …

Deterioration of verbal abilities is among the most debilitating consequences of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Recent research suggests that the common responses of conversational …

Few studies have tested strategies to address the mental health needs of individuals with
Alzheimer's disease (AD). To test a newly developed, empirically based modified counseling …