CUIDO COMUNICANDO: DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF A COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Research on communication in Alzheimer's disease has been directed to the interaction of caregivers, but almost no program has been generated that encourages interaction, therefore, the need for research with the characteristics of relationships and interaction effective communication between caregivers and people with Alzheimer's disease.Introduction: People with Alzheimer's disease are immersed in a context full of interlocutors, who must help each other and adapt communication according to their possibilities; In this proposal, a program aimed at the caregiver and family member of the person with Alzheimer's disease is proposed, in which the responsibility to generate an effective communicative communication is finally revoked. Material and methods: A communication skills program was designed, called "Cuido Comunicando"; this is aimed at caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. The validity of the program was analyzed with the psychometric properties of the activities, based on its relevance, coherence and program extension. Results: From the implementation of the program, the caregivers apply the communicative strategies provided more frequently, allowing their communicative interaction to be more effective. Conclusions: The program provides information and training in communication strategies for the caregiver and training of these skills with the people who care, without neglecting the cognitive - communicative activities.