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Communication patterns between nursing staff and the ethnic elderly in a long‐term care facility
Author(s) -
Jones Daniel C.,
Amelsvoort Jones Gemma M. M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1986.tb01247.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , immigration , nursing homes , nursing , term (time) , participant observation , nursing staff , long term care , medicine , psychology , gerontology , sociology , quantum mechanics , physics , archaeology , anthropology , history
The purpose of this study was to examine verbal communication interactions between nursing staff and the elderly residents in a long‐term care facility. Three groups of elderly were studied and compared. These were immigrant, Canadian‐born, and Anglo‐born elderly. Non‐participant observation and tape recordings were the methods by which data were collected. Findings were transcribed and quantified under headings of ‘words spoken’, ‘commands given’, ‘statements made’, and ‘questions asked and answered’. Significant differences in the observed interaction were found between groups. The findings indicate the need for nurses to be aware of the implications of ethnicity in caring for the elderly, and also for further communication studies in this area.