Degree
Master of Science
Program
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Supervisor
Orange, JB
Abstract
Electronic conversational memory notebooks, a more current application of previous hardcopy versions, consist of personally relevant photographs and accompanying sentences. The notebooks help persons with dementia access memories during conversations. Person-centred communication (PCC) recognizes the individual, accommodating for personal beliefs and intentions. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether persons with dementia and their family caregivers could be educated and trained to use PCC while using an iPad-based electronic conversational memory notebook. Seven persons with mild to moderate dementia and their family caregiver completed the six-week study. Participants were educated and trained to use PCC while conversing on 40 family photos uploaded to iPads. Results showed that persons with dementia and their family caregivers significantly increased PCC use post education and training. The findings indicate that conversing on family photos using an electronic conversational memory notebook can elicit PCC between persons with dementia and their family caregivers.
Recommended Citation
Dynes, Kelsey, "iPad use to Enhance Conversations between Persons with Dementia and their Family Caregivers" (2018). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 5617.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5617
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