Enhancing communication with older adults: Overcoming elderspeak

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 12-16

  Williams, Kristine ^a   Kemper, Susan ^b   Hummert, Mary Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATERNALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGATIVISM; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATERNALISM; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 21244482228     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20050501-02     Document Type: Review

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