Den närståendes upplevelse av kommunikationen - förändring och strategianvändning vid Parkinsons sjukdom
Parkinsons sjukdomStrategierNärståendeUpplevelseKommunikationParkinson's diseaseStrategiesSignificant otherExperienceCommunication
The aim of the study was to investigate how a significant other of threepersons with Parkinson?s disease experienced the communication in conversation. Astructured interview and analysis of a video recorded conversation was performed.The questions in the interview were aimed at mapping the significant others?experience of communicative problems, their frequency, degree and conversationstrategies used by a significant other in conversation. The result showed that thesignificant others? experienced problems in communication related to the disease inseveral different areas for two of three participants with Parkinson?s disease. Theresult also showed problems with articulation and prosody for all participants withParkinson?s disease. Also a change in the person with Parkinson?s communicationstyle and number of conversation partners was notable. The frequency and degree ofa problem had an impact on the use of strategies.