Effects of caregiver communication on the outcomes of requests in spouses with dementia of the Alzheimer type.

摘要: Three clinical and three matched nonclinical couples were studied for the effectiveness of their discourse in eliciting outcomes to requests made. Caregivers less likely achieve successful than dominant communicators couples. In studying context requests, differences could not be attributed degree concreteness reference that was used by caregivers spouses with Dementia Alzheimer type. More abstract references equally responded two Differences styles communication contributed reflected a self-reported strain or comfort couples' relationships. Suggested is method study assessment intervention nonresponsiveness noncompliance dementia patients.