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Pitch high/low
Timber quality
trigger feelings
environment, nonverbal
communication
Cataracts
Macular Degeneration
Glaucoma
Diabetic Retinopathy
eye in 5 years
Special Considerations:
buzzing, or roaring
medications or poisons
Blindness
Special Considerations:
Position where patient might
doing them.
their arm.
obstacles.
Deafness
deaf.
If patient is wearing a
Note writing.
Aphasia
Expressive: unable to
produce language
Receptive: unable to
comprehend
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Pointing
Hand gestures
Drawings
Psychomotor agitation or
retardation
Fatigue
Feelings of worthlessness or
inappropriate guilt
concentrate
Depression
Sadness
Lack of interest or pleasure in
activities they once enjoyed
in sleep
Avoid distractions
Therapeutic Communication
sentences
An exchange of information
instructions
pictures
Hearing aids
Picture boards
Synthesized
(computer-generated) and
digitalized (recorded) speech
Summary
Communication in Healthcare
Normal aging changes may result
in a decreased ability of the older
adult to communicate effectively.
These changes may affect both the
ability to receive and transmit
information.
Instrumental communication:
necessary behavior for assessing
and solving problems
o Maximize communication: