Language use of older Italian-background persons with dementia in mainstream and ethno-specific residential care

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 699-708

  Runci, Susannah J ^a,b   Redman, Jennifer R ^a   O'Connor, Daniel W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Kingston Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Dementia; Ethnic diversity; Language proficiency; Nursing homes; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 28744447584     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205002309     Document Type: Article

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