Communicating with individuals with Alzheimer's disease: Examination of recommended strategies

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 249-256

  Tappen, Ruth M ^a   Williams Burgess, Christine ^b   Edelstein, Jackie ^b   Touhy, Theris ^b   Fishman, Sarah ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

EID: 0031252653     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9417(97)80015-5     Document Type: Article

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