Communication skills in nursing home residents with dementia
Degen, C.; Frankenberg, C.; Meyer-Kühling, I.; Wendelstein, B.; Knebel, M.; Pantel, J.; Zenthöfer, A.; Rammelsberg, P.; Andrejeva, N.; Schröder, J. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021 · Heft 1 · S. 27 bis 31
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Zusammenfassung
The dementia syndrome compromises effective communication and may thus lead to social isolation, psychological distress and decreased quality of life. It is therefore of importance to maintain communication capacity in dementia as long as possible. A total of 24 professional caregivers from 8 nursing homes were assigned to train 254 of their respective colleagues using the train-the-trainer program MultiTANDEMplus. As in the 6 control nursing homes, severity of dementia, depressive symptoms and communication capacity were assessed in a total of 358 residents at baseline and 21 months later. Overall, 189 resident…
