Journal article
Changing the Way We Talk with Elders: Promoting Health Using the Communication Enhancement Model
Abstract
Good communication is an essential component of optimal delivery of health care and health promotion efforts. In this article, we address the communication predicament faced by older adults when their opportunities for optimal care are limited by inappropriate communication with formal care providers. We then introduce the Communication Enhancement Model which promotes health in old age by stressing recognition of individualized cues, …
Authors
Ryan EB; Meredith SD; MacLean MJ; Orange JB
Journal
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 89–107
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 1995
DOI
10.2190/fp05-fm8v-0y9f-53fx
ISSN
0091-4150