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Interpersonal skill training with institutionalized elderly patients

R M Berger, S D Rose

    Journal of Gerontology
    |May 1, 1977
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    This study developed a skill training program for elderly nursing home patients. While effective for trained situations, the interpersonal skills did not generalize to new scenarios.

    Area of Science:

    • Gerontology
    • Behavioral Science
    • Social Psychology

    Background:

    • Elderly nursing home residents often experience deficits in interpersonal skills.
    • Improving social interaction can enhance quality of life for older adults.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To systematically develop and evaluate a behavioral program to train interpersonal skills in elderly nursing home patients.
    • To assess the effectiveness of the developed skill training program.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a training program and assessment measures based on interviews with patients, staff, and professionals.
    • Random assignment of 25 patients to either the skill training program or control conditions.
    • Evaluation using behavioral measures of responses to trained and novel situations.

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    Main Results:

    • The skill training program significantly improved interpersonal skills in response to situations covered in training.
    • The program's effectiveness did not generalize to novel, untrained situations.
    • Self-report measures were also used to assess program effectiveness.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed behavioral program shows promise for improving specific interpersonal skills in elderly nursing home residents.
    • Further research is needed to enhance the generalization of learned skills to diverse situations.
    • Future directions include refining training methods to promote broader skill transfer.