Communication dilemmas ID'd within Alzheimer's care

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For nurses and care assistants, specific communication dilemmas surround the provision of social support to families of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of Applied Communication Research.

Anne M. Stone, Ph.D., from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., interviewed 32 nurses and care assistants to examine the types of social support perceived by the professional caregiver to be most helpful for families of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

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