Communication in elderly care : cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Peter Backhaus. - London : Continuum, c2011. - xvii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Elderspeak in institutional care for older adults / Kristine N. Williams -- Dementia care communication in residential facilities : intersections of training and research / Boyd H. Davis, Mary K. Smith -- Creating a positive communication environment in long-term care settings / Rosemary Lubinski -- Care of people with Alzheimer's disease in New Zealand : supporting the telling of life stories / Margaret Maclagan, Annabel Grant -- From home to institution : roles, relations, and the loss of autonomy in the care of old people in Denmark / Trine Heinemann -- Cake or meat? : a case study on dinner conversations in a migrant-in-the-family household in Germany / Hilke Engfer -- "Me nurse, you resident" : institutional role-play in a Japanese caring facility / Peter Backhaus -- Reframing to regain identity with humor : what conversations with friends suggest for communication in elderly care / Yoshiko Matsumoto -- At the intersection of art, Alzheimer's disease, and discourse : talk in the surround of paintings / Heidi E. Hamilton -- Using narrative arts to foster personhood in dementia / Ellen B. Ryan, Lori Schindel Martin.

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2011293197

101566674 DNLM 015753227 Uk


Older people--Care.
Older people--Communication.
Communicative disorders in old age.
Older people--Services for.
Older people--Social networks--Cross-cultural studies.
Caregivers.
Aged--psychology.
Communication.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Health Services for the Aged.
Home Care Services.
Professional-Patient Relations.

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