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2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of a Communication Skills Education Program for Family Caregivers of Elderly People with Dementia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17592305
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research InstitutionNagoya City University

Principal Investigator

YAMADA Kiyomi  Nagoya City University, School of Nursing, Professor (60269636)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NISHIDA Kimiaki  University of Shizuoka, School of Nursing, Associate Professor (10237703)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
KeywordsDementia / Caregiver / Communication / Education / Program
Research Abstract

This study was intended to develop an educational program of communication skills for family caregivers of elderly people with dementia.
Results revealed the following:
1) Measuring communication skills using a scale with 23 original items, family caregivers of elderly people with dementia exhibited significantly higher scores than those of caregivers of elderly people without dementia did on three factors: "consideration for receptive conversation", "consideration for speech", and "perseverance".
2) Comparison of speech sounds of 10 family caregivers of elderly people with dementia talking to those elderly people and talking to a control group revealed that speech sounds in conversations of the former group tended to be slightly higherpitched than those of the latter group. However, no significant difference was recognized.
3) Comparison of communication skills between family caregivers of elderly people with dementia and caregiving staff (working in facilities for elderly people) showed that family caregivers scored poorly on skills. However, we inferred that the difference was not significant because caregivers were older and exhausted.
The results described above show the following necessities as educational methods for family caregivers of elderly people with dementia to enhance their communication skills: family caregivers must have opportunities to review their own communications objectively; furthermore, specialists must devise better methods in collaboration with family caregivers.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2007

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 家族介護者のコミュニケーションスキルとその関連要因の検討2007

    • Author(s)
      西田 公昭, 山田 紀代美
    • Journal Title

      老年精神医学雑誌 18

      Pages: 531-539

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Communication Skills of Family Caregivers vis-a-vis Elderly and Related Factors2007

    • Author(s)
      Kimiaki, Nishida, Kiyomi, Yamada
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol. 18 (5)

      Pages: 531-539

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2010-02-04  

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