ReviewDementia (London, England)2020
Communication Empowerment Framework: An integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia.
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- Patient-centered communication in home-based dementia caregivers: A concept analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Talking therapies for anxiety and depression in people affected by dementia: A scoping meta-review.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- CareVR, a Virtual Reality assisted communication training programme to support informal carers of people with psychosis: a feasibility study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- A feasibility randomised controlled trial of Empowered Conversations: training family carers to enhance their relationships and communication with people living with dementia.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- "A Million Miles From How They Used to be": Understanding Conversations From the Perspective of People with Dementia, Family, and Professionals.Dementia (London, England) · 2025Article
- 'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course.Aging & mental health · 2025Article
- Efficacy of an emotion and stress management program based on empowerment theory on family caregivers of stroke survivors.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Communication strategies for adults in palliative care: the speech-language therapists' perspective.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Language-Based Strategies that Support Person-Centered Communication in Formal Home Care Interactions with Persons Living with Dementia.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
- Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Empowered Conversations: training family carers to enhance their relationships and communication with people living with dementia.NIHR open research · 2023Article
- Empowering interventions for people living with dementia: A European survey.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- From dementia mindsets to emotions and behaviors: Predicting person-centered care in care professionals.Dementia (London, England) · 2022Article
- Family caregivers' perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, 'Empowered Conversations', for care partners of people living with dementia.Dementia (London, England) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo demonstrate the power of integrating three theoretical perspectives (Mentalization Theory, Perceptual Control Theory and the Communicative Impact model), which jointly illuminate the communication challenges and opportunities faced by family carers of people with dementia. To point the way to how this framework informs the design and delivery of carer communication and interaction training.
methodConceptual synthesis based on a narrative review of relevant literature, supported by examples of family carers.
resultsWe use the conceptual models to show how the capacity to mentalize ("holding mind in mind") offers a greater sense of control over internal and external conflicts, with the result that they can be deescalated in pursuit of mutual goals.
conclusionsThe integrative conceptual framework presented here highlights specific psychological and relational mechanisms that can be targeted through carer training to enhance communication with a person living with dementia.
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