title: Family involvement with communication-impaired residents in long-term care settings.
abstract: This article describes the outcomes of a study involving family members of communication-impaired long-term care residents in a collaborative nursing/speech language pathology intervention designed to increase the residents' communication ability. Family members provided memorabilia and artifacts or produced audio or video tapes, for use in conjunction with a speech therapy enhancement program (STEP). Findings revealed that, despite a minimal improvement in speech ability, there was a dramatic increase in family members' satisfaction.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Buckwalter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cusack
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kruckeberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
mesh_terms: D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000592:standards*; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000592:standards