Communication skills training in dementia care: A systematic review of effectiveness, training content, and didactic methods in different care settings

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 345-358

  Eggenberger, Eva ^a,c   Heimerl, Katharina ^a   Bennett, Michael I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c General Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

communication; dementia; education; family caregivers; professionals; skills training; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COURSE CONTENT; COURSE EVALUATION; DEMENTIA; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FAMILY; GESTURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KNOWLEDGE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICAL NURSE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SOUND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; VIDEOTAPE; VIGNETTE;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84873850120     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001664     Document Type: Review

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