A Communication Intervention to Reduce Resistiveness in Dementia Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial | Zendy

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A Communication Intervention to Reduce Resistiveness in Dementia Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Kristine Williams,

Yelena Perkhounkova,

Ruth Herman,

Ann Bossen

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnw047

Subject(s) - dementia , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , cluster randomised controlled trial , cluster (spacecraft) , medicine , psychology , nursing , computer science , computer network , disease

Nursing home (NH) residents with dementia exhibit challenging behaviors or resistiveness to care (RTC) that increase staff time, stress, and NH costs. RTC is linked to elderspeak communication. Communication training (Changing Talk [CHAT]) was provided to staff to reduce their use of elderspeak. We hypothesized that CHAT would improve staff communication and subsequently reduce RTC.

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