Interactions entre le sujet âgé Alzheimer et son environnement

A new caring by the ground for severe stage of dementia

“…So, several problems are encountered by patients, such as a decline of communication, cries, agitation and depression. Rousseau [3] suggested that the cries is often their only remaining way of communication, and Kalenzaga [4] has proposed that these disorders, considered as inappropriate by caregivers, may reflect the perception of these patients cope with their environment and with their interactions. Researchers have proposed several ways to improve the stimulation and the communication of patients but only few studies suggest how to take care of patients at severe stage.…”

“…In fact, it seems that though the patients do not understand verbal communication, they retain some abilities to capture nonverbal message such as the signs of expression of the face, the tone of voice and mimicries (Rousseau and al. [3]). However, though positive effects are very quickly seen, it appears that these effects do not persist over time or significantly so, as suggested by Chung [11].…”