Eficácia de treinamento de estratégias comunicativas a cuidadores de pacientes com demência

• Autor(a) principal: Roque, Francelise Pivetta
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Ortiz, Karin Zazo [UNIFESP], Araújo, Mariana Da Silva Câmara, Bertolucci, Paulo Henrique Ferreira [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-56872009000300008; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5252
• topic: Dementia; Caregivers; Aged; Communication Disorders; Demência; Cuidadores; Idoso; Transtornos da Comunicação

BACKGROUND: the communication decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) may have a significant impact on the quality of life of demented elderly and their caregivers. This can be subsided by the use of communicative strategies. AIM: to evaluate the effectiveness of a communication strategies training program for caregivers of patients with moderate AD. METHOD: this study identified the use and effectiveness of communication strategies used by caregivers, prior to and after training. This was done through the analyses of a questionnaire and the videotaped interactions between caregivers and patients. The program was used with seven caregivers. RESULTS: after the program the following was observed: significant statistical increase in the use of the proposed strategies, according to the reports made by the caregivers and to the observations made by the examiners; absence of statistical difference in the effectiveness of these strategies, also according to the reports made by the caregivers and to the observations made by the examiners; absence of changes in the correlation between use and effectiveness, and report of other changes related to communication. CONCLUSION: the training program was effective in changing the communicative behavior of caregivers.