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Memory and communication support in dementia: research-based strategies for caregivers.

Erin R ER Smith, Megan M Broughton, Rosemary R Baker, Nancy A NA Pachana, Anthony J AJ Angwin, Michael S MS Humphreys, Leander L Mitchell, Gerard J GJ Byrne, David A DA Copland, Cindy C Gallois, Desley D Hegney, and Helen J HJ Chenery

Audio, Transactions of the IRE Profession... 23(2):256-63 (2011) PMID 20849676

Difficulties with memory and communication are prominent and distressing features of dementia which impact on the person with dementia and contribute to caregiver stress and burden. There is a need to provide caregivers with strategies to support and maximize memory and communication abilities in people with dementia. In this project, a team of clinicians, researchers and educators in neuropsychology, psychogeriatrics, nursing and speech pathology translated research-based knowledge from these fields into a program of practical strategies for everyday use by family and professional caregivers.

DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001845
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