Williams Kristine, Shaw Clarissa, Lee Alexandria, Kim Sohyun, Dinneen Emma, Turk Margaret, Jao Ying-Ling, Liu Wen
J Gerontol Nurs. 2017 Sep 1;43(9):16-20. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20170523-02. Epub 2017 May 30.
Elderspeak (i.e., infantilizing communication) is a common form of ageism that has been linked to resistiveness to care in nursing home residents with dementia. Nursing home staff use elderspeak by modifying speech with older residents based on negative stereotypes, which results in patronizing communication that provides a message of incompetence. The purpose of the current secondary analysis was to describe communication practices used by nursing home staff that reflect ageism. Transcripts of 80 video recordings of staff-resident communication collected during nursing home care activities were re-analyzed to identify specific elderspeak patterns, including diminutives, collective pronouns, tag questions, and reflectives. Elderspeak was used in 84% of transcripts, and specifically during bathing, dressing, oral care, and other activities. Collective pronoun substitution occurred most frequently-in 69% of recorded conversations. Subgroup analysis of the inappropriate terms of endearment found that "honey"/"hon" and "sweetheart"/"sweetie" were most commonly used. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43(9), 16-20.].
老年化语言（即婴儿化交流方式）是一种常见的年龄歧视形式，与患有痴呆症的养老院居民对护理的抵触情绪有关。养老院工作人员基于负面刻板印象，在与老年居民交流时采用老年化语言，这导致了屈尊俯就的交流方式，传递出一种能力不足的信息。本次二次分析的目的是描述养老院工作人员反映年龄歧视的交流行为。对在养老院护理活动中收集的80份工作人员与居民交流的视频记录文本进行重新分析，以识别特定的老年化语言模式，包括昵称、集体代词、附加疑问句和反身代词。84%的文本中使用了老年化语言，尤其是在洗澡、穿衣、口腔护理和其他活动期间。集体代词替换出现得最为频繁，在69%的记录对话中都有出现。对不当亲昵称呼的子组分析发现，“亲爱的”/“宝贝”和“甜心”/“亲爱的”是最常用的。[《老年护理杂志》，43(9)，16 - 20。]
