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ArticleNursing forum2022

Could negative behaviors by patients with dementia be positive communication? Seeking ways to understand and interpret their nonverbal communication.

Huey-Ming Tzeng, Glenn Knight

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Article in Nursing forum, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Huey-Ming TzengSchool of Nursing, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-0806
Glenn KnightTraining2Care (UK) Ltd, Colchester, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In interactions with caregivers, patients with dementia have communication challenges that are common and worrisome to families. Family and professional caregivers find it challenging to "guess" or "interpret" what their patients with dementia are trying to tell them. In this creative controversy article, we discuss how family and professional caregivers can seek to understand and correctly interpret the nonverbal communications of patients with dementia (behaviors, actions, facial expressions, and vocal sounds). Equipping family and professional caregivers with the resources to interpret the nonverbal communications of patients with dementia requires a commitment to in-service and family education in healthcare facilities. Nurses could play a critical role in raising the awareness among the public about the potential changes and declines in verbal communications of the patients with dementia.

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DementiaCaregiversHumansNonverbal CommunicationAlzheimer diseasecaregiver educationdementiain-service trainingnonverbal pain communication

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PMID34812493
PMCPMC9299486

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