Reality Orientation in Institutions for the Elderly: the Perspective from Interactional Sociolinguistics*

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Karen Grainger
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Interactional Sociolinguistics ◽  
Reality Orientation

Audiovisual Programs in the Reality-Orientation Training of Alzheimer's Victims: Prospects for Research and Practice

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
F. Baro
Keyword(s):  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Brain Disorder ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Personal Finances ◽  
Familiar Environment ◽  
Orientation Training ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Reality Orientation

Of all the diseases afflicting the elderly, the degenerative brain disorder, known as Alzheimer's disease, may be the crudest because it kills its victims twice. The mind dies first. The patients display decreased knowledge of recent events, both about their own personal lives and the world around them. Decreased performance is manifested in demanding situations at work, traveling, and managing personal finances. These symptoms are commonly accompanied by anxiety, denial, social withdrawal, and loss of initiative. The patients' performances on psychometric tests are well below average, yet they may be able to function safely in a limited familiar environment with familiar routines.

Reality Orientation and Staff Attention: a Controlled Study

1979 ◽  
Vol 134 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Woods
Keyword(s):  
Untreated Control ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapy Control ◽  
Untreated Control Group ◽  
Social Therapy ◽  
Reality Orientation

SummaryA trial was carried out of Reality Orientation (R.O.) in a residential home for the elderly mentally infirm with a ‘social therapy’ control group, receiving the same amount of staff attention as the R.O. group, in addition to an untreated control group. R.O. residents improved more on tests of information and orientation and various aspects of memory than controls. These results support the hypothesis that the nature of staff attention is crucial and that it should encourage and reward appropriate behaviour. No differential effects of treatment were found on rating scale assessments of the residents' functioning in the home.

Reality Orientation for the Elderly

AORN Journal ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Sister Kane
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Reality Orientation
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