Using Adaptive Interaction to Simplify Caregiver’s Communication with People with Dementia Who Cannot Speak

Caregivers find it difficult to interact with people with dementia who have lost the capacity for speech. Adaptive Interaction is a simplified approach that uses the nonverbal fundamentals of communication to connect with people who can no longer speak. Here we present Adaptive Interaction as a meth...

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Main Authors: Arlene J. Astell, Sarah Shoaran, Maggie P. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.689439/full