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Reframing language, disrupting aging: a corpus-assisted multimodal critical discourse study
- Authors:
- MAGLIE Rosita Belinda, CENTONZE Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 25(3), 2021, pp.253-264.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore two channels of communication (i.e. texts and images) from a non-governmental organization website called #DisruptAging with the aim of finding how multimodal knowledge dissemination contributes to dismantling misconceptions about the aging process. Design/methodology/approach: This analysis is based on an integrated approach that combines corpus-assisted discourse analysis (cf. Semino and Short, 2004; Baker et al., 2008, Baker, 2010) and multimodal critical discourse analysis (Machin and Mayr, 2012) via the American Medical Association format (2007) and the suite of FrameWorks tools (2015, 2017), which are applied to the collection of texts and images taken from #DisruptAging. Findings: A total of 69 stories corresponding with 218 images of older adults have shown to be powerful textual and semiotic resources, designed both for educational and awareness-raising purposes, to promote the so-called “aging well discourse” (cf. Loos et al., 2017). Social implications: This discursive approach to the textual and visual material found in #DisruptAging hopes to influence the governing institutions that we construct, and the people who are given power to run them, with the goal of fostering fair treatment of older people within society. Originality/value: There is a lack of studies investigating counter-discourse forms available online, which use textual and visual language to change the way society conceives the idea of aging. (Edited publisher abstract)
Digital storytelling experiences and outcomes with different recording media: an exploratory case study with older adults
- Authors:
- ALEXANDRAKIS Diogenis, CHORIANOPOULOS Konstantinos, TSELIOS Nikolaos
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 38(4), 2020, pp.352-383.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Digital storytelling is an advantageous practice for older adults. Although researchers have widely studied the effects of various recording media on users, including even their feelings of loneliness, to the best of our knowledge, there is no study that distinguishes and compares those effects within the digital storytelling process. In this exploratory case study, we tried to gain further insights into older adults' technology-mediated storytelling, the interactions, and the outcomes that different kinds of recording media have on users. Therefore, three storytelling components (paper notebook, voice recorder, and web platform) were used to probe their usability and emotional outcomes on five pensioners in Greece. Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires, among others, were implemented for data collection. According to the results, there was a variety of benefits and shortcomings for each tool. However, the web platform had a clear effect on decreasing users’ loneliness. Implications and future work on digital storytelling are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Moderating effect of communication difficulty on the relationship between depression and pain: a study on community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong
- Authors:
- CHAN Wallace Chi Ho, KWAN Chi Wai, CHI Iris
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 19(9), 2015, pp.829-834.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: This study examined the relationship between depression and pain, and the moderating effect of communication difficulty on this relationship, among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong. Method: Logistic regression was used to analyse secondary data regarding 12,402 Chinese older adults applying for long-term care service in Hong Kong in 2012. Results: Approximately 30% of participants were depressed and 37% experienced communication difficulty. Depression was associated with increased pain. Communication difficulty was found to moderate the relationship between depression and pain. Pain scores increased more when individuals who experienced communication difficulty reported being depressed, compared to those who did not experience communication difficulty. Conclusion: The moderating effect of communication difficulty may be explained by the interaction between depression and communication difficulty. Participants who were depressed and concurrently experienced communication difficulty may be more likely to catastrophise their pain and may tend to report or experience more pain. Health care professionals need to be aware of the different effects of communication difficulty on the pain experiences of older adults. Psychosocial intervention may be provided to minimize older adults’ communication barriers to pain management. (Edited publisher abstract)
The effectiveness of the Talking Mats framework in helping people with dementia to express their views on well-being
- Authors:
- MURPHY Joan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 9(4), November 2010, pp.454-472.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Thirty one people at different stages of dementia were interviewed them about their well-being using Talking Mats, a low-tech communication framework, and usual communication methods. The communication effectiveness of each method was compared. Findings revealed that the Talking Mats framework was associated with better communication at all stages of dementia when compared to usual communication methods. Better communication effectiveness was evident in the participants’ understanding, engagement, keeping on-track and ability to make their views understood. There was also less repetitive behaviour and less distractibility when using the Talking Mats framework. The authors conclude that the Talking Mats framework can play an important role in improving communication by providing an accessible, low cost tool which family and staff can use with people with dementia to help them express their views.
Older audiences' responses to mental health promotion messages
- Authors:
- PETTIGREW Simone, DONOVAN Robert
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11(1), February 2009, pp.23-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study focused on the role of motivation and ability in older audiences' interpretations of mental health promotion messages. The aim was to generate insights into the ways in which older people respond to such messages, to inform the development of mental health promotion communications. Twenty individual interviews and 12 focus groups were conducted with a total of 111 Western Australians aged 40 years and older. Interviewees were exposed to series of mental health messages and asked to share their thoughts and feelings about the message content and style. Data analysis focused on the barriers and facilitators that influenced interviewees' acceptance of the mental health recommendations contained in the messages. The major themes evident in the data were a desire to exhibit compliance, the importance of perceived personal relevance, sensitivity to the tone of the message, literal interpretations of message content and impediments to adoption. Implications for mental health are discussed.
Communication and dementia: how effective is the Talking Mats approach?
- Authors:
- COX Sylvia, MURPHY Joan, GRAY Cindy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 16(3), May 2008, pp.35-38.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article gives the background and sets out key findings of a research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The study examined the effectiveness of Talking Matts, a low-technology communication framework to help people with dementia to express themselves, compared to other communication methods. Participants were recruited through dementia service providers and residential care homes in central Scotland. Results found that Talking Mats enabled people with moderate and late stage dementia to communicate their views more readily than either ordinary or structured conversation. The framework appeared to offer a valuable resource to people with dementia, family carers and care practitioners.
Person centred thinking with older people: practicalities and possibilities
- Authors:
- BOWERS Helen, et al
- Publisher:
- HSA Press
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 95p.
- Place of publication:
- Stockport
This book is compiled specifically for people who work with older people. Older people want real choices and the responsibility to choose the best possible lifestyle for them with the support they need. This book of person centred thinking tools gives you an opportunity to start supporting older people to lead the lives they want by offering practical ways to gather information and to start to set actions that make a real difference. Sections covered include: Appreciations, Relationships, Sorting important to/for, Communication, Histories, Wishing, Good days and bad days and Working/not working.
Implications of an advice-giving and teacher role on language production in adults with dementia
- Authors:
- DIJKSTRA Katinka, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 46(3), June 2006, pp.357-366.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The two studies described in this paper assessed whether adults with dementia could assume an advice-giving role (Study 1) and a teacher role (Study 2) despite their cognitive impairments. In Study 1, a within-groups design was used in order to compare language production in advice-giving and social conversation conditions. In Study 2, a between-groups design was used in order to compare language production in older adults with and without dementia. Measures in Study 1 were the occurrence of imperatives, discourse-building components, and discourse deficits. Measures in Study 2 yielded information on teacher-role implementation, cooking-related discourse, general discourse, discourse deficits, and experimenter-related discourse. The results found role-consistent discourse components in Study 1 as indicated by the number of imperatives in the advice-giving condition. Additionally, discourse production showed a higher occurrence of discourse builders and a lower occurrence of discourse deficits in the advice-giving than in the social conversation condition. Findings in Study 2 indicated that both cognitively intact older adults and adults with dementia successfully taught students to prepare the recipes. However, the experimenter needed to prompt the adults with dementia more often than they did the older adults without dementia in order to get them to finish the cooking task. Both studies demonstrate that preserved discourse and role-related abilities in adults with dementia may allow these individuals to engage in interactions involving active, established social roles. This outcome may contribute to the establishment of effective practices in which adults with dementia can demonstrate preserved skills during activities and in social interactions with others.
Impact of the COVID‐19 lockdown on system usage of an innovative care support system and the mood of older adults
- Authors:
- MAYER Christopher C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37(3), 2022,
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Older age is a substantial risk factor for serious illness from COVID-19. Moreover, isolation and quarantine are more likely to cause physical, mental and social deprivation in older age. Information and Communication Tools are means to prevent such consequences. Objective: This study aimed therefore to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown measures on the usage of an innovative technical support system deployed in Austria (AT) and Luxembourg (LU) consisting of several tools that allow independent living in older age. Methods: Thirty-nine older adults (11 male; 28 female) with a mean age of 74.3 (SD 7.3) years were included in the study. In total, 18 older people were recruited in AT and 21 in LU. Descriptive statistics were computed, and longitudinal models were fitted for technology use and self-reported mood. Results: The number of older adults using the system significantly decreased from the time before lockdown (39 [100%]) to during lockdown (26 [67%]) and thereafter (23 [59%]; p < 0.001). Multiple comparisons revealed a significant reduction in the average number of events for calendar and medication tools, but a substantial increase in communication and messaging events. Self-reported well-being declined during the lockdown and increased afterwards back to baseline levels. Conclusion: Communication was the main reason for using the support system. In addition, strategies and interventions are essential to support older adults when using information technology in the prolonged phases of the pandemic to sustain independent living. (Edited publisher abstract)
Communicating with older adults about sexual issues: How are these issues handled by physicians with and without training in human sexuality?
- Authors:
- LEVKOVICH Inbar, GEWIRTZ-MEYDAN Ateret, AYALON Liat
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 29(5), 2021, pp.1317-1326.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Although sexuality is an important part of health and emotional well-being throughout the entire life cycle, including during old age, little is known about how physicians discuss or approach the topic of sexuality during later life. The present study examined the perspectives of two groups of physicians toward discussing sexuality with older patients: 17 physicians who did not have any training in human sexuality and 21 physicians who were certified as sex therapists. The interviews underwent thematic content analysis to identify and code major themes and patterns. Qualitative analysis of the interviews yielded three main themes: (a) discourse between physicians and older adults regarding sexuality, (b) diagnosing sexual dysfunction among older adults, and (c) treating sexual dysfunction among older adults. Physicians who were not trained in sex therapy did not regularly ask their older patients about sexual functioning and/or problems with sex, tended to diagnose sexual problems from a medical perspective, and offered medication as the main treatment for sexual problems. Physicians trained as sex therapists felt more comfortable discussing sex-related issues with their older patients and diagnosed sexual problems from a medical, social, dyadic and psychological perspective. Although they offered their older patients a greater variety of medication-oriented interventions than those without training in sexuality, they did not rush into such interventions and instead emphasised the importance of the psychological and relational aspects of sex. The present study highlights the importance of human sexuality training for physicians and points out the effects of such training on the discourse, diagnosis and treatment of sexual concerns in later life. (Edited publisher abstract)