Conclusions: In half of the interactions with MV patients, health care professionals experience communication difficulties.
These age-related declines in temporal acuity and cognitive processes alongside the growth of the older population as a consequence of increasing life expectancy mean more people will experience communication difficulties, such as problems hearing in noisy environments.
Despite the fact that DSL patients regularly experience communication difficulties, communication partners are often unaware of these problems.
Participants were excluded if the researcher experienced communication difficulties with them or they were not residents of Sydney.
It was Wild, whose past experience was working with children who have communication difficulties – a key feature of autism – who realised, when she became headteacher three years ago, that a high percentage of the girls were exhibiting behaviour on the autistic spectrum.
At that time, the Guam IFSS experienced temporary communication difficulties with heavy radio static.
Staff who reported they were willing to attempt communication even if it seemed difficult often had previous experience of communication difficulty through their own family or friends (e.g., with dementia or Parkinson's disease), and so had attempted communicating using a variety of strategies beyond speech.
These may reflect communication difficulties experienced by doctors when engaging with patients of older age related to declining sensory and cognitive function in these patients.
Carers' perceptions of their relationship with staff closely corresponded with their met or unmet expectations, which were influenced by the level of cognitive impairment and communication difficulties experienced by patients.
Communication difficulties are experienced in 50.0 % of the interactions with MV patients, resulting in 42.5 % of the professionals to lose valuable time on daily basis.
Communication difficulties initially experienced in the mild stage become amplified and begin to impact family clinician relationships with the deterioration of trust resulting in faction building and parents' micromanaging care.
