Conversational shaping: Staff members' solicitation of talk from people with an intellectual impairment

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1403-1414

  Antaki, Charles ^a   Finlay, W M L ^b   Walton, Chris ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversation; Conversation analysis; Empowerment; Intellectual impairment; Interaction; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 36249024102     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307308950     Document Type: Article

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