Lindholm2019

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Lindholm2019
BibType ARTICLE
Key Lindholm2019
Author(s) Camilla Lindholm, Camilla Wide
Title Self-directed speech and dialogue in dementia care: the potential of co-participants’ contributions
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Tag(s) EMCA, Dementia, Interaction, Caregiving, Self-directed speech
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Year 2019
Language English
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Journal Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology
Volume 44
Number 1
Pages 14-22
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DOI 10.1080/14015439.2019.1554853
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Abstract

Purpose: Dementia is associated with an ongoing decline in language function, involving both language production and comprehension. Maintaining a conversation with persons with dementia may be challenging. In this study, we investigate how the contributions of professional caregivers affect the linguistic contributions of the speaker with dementia.

Methods: This is a conversation analytic case study of one individual with dementia. The data are drawn from a five-hour video corpus collected at a Swedish speaking care facility in Finland.

Results: In comparing self-directed speech and dialogue, the results show how professional caregivers can induce change in the linguistic and interactional behaviors of a person with dementia.

Conclusions: Introducing an interactional perspective to self-directed speech and dialogue, this study provides new insights into the notion of a “good conversation” in dementia care.

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