2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of Nonverbal Communication Skill of Caregiver in Facilities for the Dementia Elderly

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20592669
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences
Principal Investigator	OGAWA Taeko Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, 看護学部・看護学科, 教授 (80320711)
Research Collaborator	TAKEBUCHI Yoshie 群馬県立県民健康科学大学, 看護学部・看護学科, 助手 (80559170)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	老年看護 / 認知症ケア / 非言語的コミュニケーション / スタッフ教育
Research Abstract	The professional caregivers were communicated with elderly people with dementia by nonverbal communication skills. Those skills were clapping hands to attract attention, contrast colours of tableware ,massage ,space ,distance ,atmosphere with homour and so on. The non-effective message were loud noise, neglect, sullen face and so on. These finding can apply for staff education and family caregiver.

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