Who said dialogue conversations are easy? The communication between communication vulnerable people and health-care professionals: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To gain insight into how communication vulnerable people and health-care professionals experience the communication in dialogue conversations, and how they adjust their conversation using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) or other communication strategies.

Methods

Communication vulnerable clients and health-care professionals in a long-term care institution were observed during a dialogue conversation (n = 11) and subsequently interviewed (n = 22) about their experiences with the conversation. The clients had various communication difficulties due to different underlying aetiologies, such as acquired brain injury or learning disorder. Results from the observations and interviews were analysed using conventional content analysis.

Results

Seven

SUBMITTER: Stans SEA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186534 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature