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Susan Kemper & Kelly Lyons

In: Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood: Interdisciplinary Theory and Research

Chapter 4: The Effects of Alzheimer's Dementia on Language and Communication

Edited by: Mary Lee Hummert, John M. Wiemann & Jon F. Nussbaum

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483326832.n4

Subject: Interpersonal Communication

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Kemper, S. & Lyons, K. (1994). The effects of alzheimer's dementia on language and communication. In M. L. HummertJ. M. Wiemann & J. F. Nussbaum (Eds.), A SAGE Focus Edition: Interpersonal communication in older adulthood: Interdisciplinary theory and research (pp. 58-82). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483326832.n4

Kemper, Susan and Kelly Lyons. "The Effects of Alzheimer's Dementia on Language and Communication." In Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood: Interdisciplinary Theory and Research, edited by Mary L. HummertJohn M. Wiemann and Jon F. Nussbaum, 58-82, A SAGE Focus Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 1994. doi: 10.4135/9781483326832.n4.

Kemper, S & Lyons, K 1994, 'The effects of alzheimer's dementia on language and communication', in Hummert, ML, Wiemann, JM & Nussbaum, JF (eds), Interpersonal communication in older adulthood: interdisciplinary theory and research, A SAGE Focus Edition, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 58-82, viewed 12 December 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781483326832.n4.

Kemper, Susan and Kelly Lyons. "The Effects of Alzheimer's Dementia on Language and Communication." Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood: Interdisciplinary Theory and Research. Eds. Mary L. HummertJohn M. Wiemann and Jon F. Nussbaum. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 1994. 58-82. SAGE Knowledge. Web. A SAGE Focus Edition. 12 Dec. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781483326832.n4.

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The Effects of Alzheimer's Dementia on Language and Communication
The effects of alzheimer's dementia on language and communication
SusanKemperKellyLyons

Among the earliest symptoms of dementia are impairments of language and communication. Spouses and other caregivers note word-finding problems, object-naming difficulties, and comprehension failures as among the first indications of the onset of Alzheimer's disease (Bayles & Tomoeda, 1991; Orange, 1991). Impairments of communication, such as failure to take part in family conversations, failure to start and sustain conversations, and lack of interest in newspapers, magazines, and television, contribute significantly to caregiver stress (Rau, 1991) and lead to feelings of frustration, loneliness, embarrassment, and social isolation (Orange, 1991).

The magnitude of the impact of dementia on language and communication is difficult to determine. Varying definitions and standards of dementia ...

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