Conversation intervention with Alzheimer's patients: Increasing the relevance of communication

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 63-75

  Tappen, Ruth M ^a   Williams, Christine L ^b   Barry, Charlotte ^b   Disesa, Donna ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Communication; Conversation; Dementia; Exercise; Picture description

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; RESIDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036351031     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v24n03_06     Document Type: Article

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