HOME CARE DYADIC COMMUNICATION PATTERNS OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA: SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS
Sohyun Kim, Wen Liu, Kristine Williams · 2023
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Sohyun Kim, Wen Liu, and Kristine Williams study how family caregivers talk with relatives who live with dementia, and which styles draw out a response. Good communication helps keep the person engaged, yet little was known about which caregiver moves work moment by moment. The team analyzed seventy-five video recordings of care at home.
Using a five-second window method, they checked what the person with dementia did right after each kind of caregiver communication. Patterns rose well above chance. When caregivers used warm, supportive body language, the care recipient most often answered with engaged body language of their own. When caregivers kept messages simple, the recipient more often replied with relevant speech and fitting verbal answers. The authors say these findings can guide training: families can be taught the specific moves that invite engagement. That coaching could ease daily care and help people with dementia stay connected longer.
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| CREATOR | Sohyun Kim, Wen Liu, Kristine Williams |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |