title: 'Talk to me' patient communication in a long-term care facility.
abstract: 1. Staff are important facilitators for communication among elderly patients, who often are alone and bored for long periods. 2. Staff serve as an essential link between the patients and the outside world, and serve as a conduit for initiating contact between residents. 3. Environment--including the selection of roommates, the proximity of residents, and the volume of radios and televisions--may greatly alter residents' ability to communicate.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Intrieri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001887:Boredom; D003142:Communication; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019370:Observation; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000379:methods*; D012919:Social Behavior; D012934:Social Isolation; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014741:Video Recording