SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS OF DEMENTIA FAMILY DYADIC COMMUNICATION: CARE RECIPIENT ENGAGING COMMUNICATION
2024
Communication Between Dementia Patients and Caregivers
Sample size: 75
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Kim Sohyun, Chen Will, Sun-Mitchell Shan
Primary Institution: The University of Texas Arlington
Hypothesis
Care-recipient engaging communication affects subsequent caregiver communication.
Conclusion
Caregivers are less likely to respond to care-recipient communication, highlighting the need for better caregiver education.
Supporting Evidence
- Caregiver communication was less likely to occur after care-recipient engaging verbal communication.
- All types of caregiver communication were less likely to occur within all time windows after care-recipient engaging nonverbal communication.
- Caregiver facilitative nonverbal communication was less likely to occur until 35 seconds after care-recipient engaging nonverbal communication.
Takeaway
When people with dementia try to communicate, their caregivers often don't respond, which is a problem that needs fixing.
Methodology
The study used a secondary analysis of video observations with timed-window analysis.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p < 0.001
Confidence Interval
95%
Statistical Significance
p<0.001
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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