Problem-solving strategies in dementia patient-caregiver dyads.
Examined was the applicability of concepts of the zone of proximal development and scaffolding to the study of dementia. Caregiver-patient dyads were compared to normal elderly dyads in the instructional strategies they used to complete the Block Design subtest of the WAIS-R. Shown by the results was that the use of a detailed behavioral coding scheme was successful in documenting systematic differences between the two groups. Potential use in assessment and intervention is discussed.
Cavanaugh
J C
JC
Dunn
N J
NJ
Mowery
D
D
Feller
C
C
Niederehe
G
G
Frugé
E
E
Volpendesta
D
D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation