Your phrases matter: Third waves in research approaches and new contexts for formulaic language.
Boyd H Davis, Meredith Troutman-Jordan, Margaret Maclagan
PMID 37340952WHAT IT FOUND
No patient outcomes are reported.
This narrative overview discusses formulaic language in dementia communication, including concepts, examples, and intervention contexts. It cannot support a tested treatment effect.
What this paper is
This is a narrative review of formulaic language in dementia communication. It summarizes research areas, theoretical models, and examples such as diaries, robot pets, and caregiver interactions. It reports no original methods, patient outcomes, or tested intervention results, so there is no finding here to act on.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that formulaic language interventions improve communication. It reviews concepts and examples, not patient outcomes.