Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Ya-Lie Ku

Publications

• Review Article
  Integrated Literature Review of Communication Methods of Patients with Dementia
  Author(s): Ya-Lie Ku and Hui-Ling Wang Ya-Lie Ku and Hui-Ling Wang
  
  This study reviewed systematic and meta-analysis research on the methods of communication in patients with dementia. This study aimed to identify the interventions that can improve communication between these patients and the health care professionals who care for them. The results showed that communication training programs have been developed for healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals to help them learn how to engage with patients with dementia through various communication strategies. For example, patient-centered communication strategies focus on target behaviors, encourage life-story telling, encourage activities that promote empathy toward patients’ illness, and introduce ways of engagement that can overcome the obstacle of patients’ being understood and helps them accept their condition and who they are. Additionally, through these communication training pro.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000448

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