Optimizing communication between medical professionals and people living with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1078-1085

  Young, Tony Johnstone ^a   Manthorp, Chris ^b   Howells, David ^c   Tullo, Ellen ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Barchester   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; empowerment; quality of life; toolkit; training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84855170662     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211000652     Document Type: Article

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