Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK and Boston, USA
:
Blackwell Publishers Ltd
International journal of social welfare
8 (1999), S. 0
ISSN:
1468-2397
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Sociology
Notes:
The vital importance of communication in therapy is widely recognized. This study focuses on the dynamics of face-to-face communication between patients and their caregivers during sessions of occupational therapy at a nursing home for the elderly. Communication is believed to be influenced by the social activities that are pursued during therapy. A stepwise linguistic method is developed to record, analyse and interpret transcriptions of verbal and non-verbal behaviour by means of audio and video recordings. Utterances have been coded with regard to their function and content and are organized in a so-called molecular coding scheme. This scheme models the dynamic interplay between communicators and makes it possible to analyse contextual influences on communication. It is believed that the approach advocated here could be of use to managers of healthcare operations where communication is paramount for the effectiveness of care.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2397.00073
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