Interaction between Nursing Staff and Residents with Aphasia in Long-Term Care: A Mixed Method Case Study

Extract 5

Non task related interaction (dyad 1): asking about resident’s whereabouts last night.

01N-1have you slept well (0.3) eh lennie?

((putting away medicine list in cupboard))

02R-1Na

03N-1what

((looking at resident then back into cupboard again))

04R-1(3 syllables (0.2)4 syllables neologistic speech)=

05N-1= or did you stay up late watching TV?

((gaze shifting between cupboard and resident))

06R-1a (4 syllables neologistic speech)

((nods))

07N-1was it any good sports? ((gaze shifting between basin and resident))

08R-1(10 syllables neologistic) (0.5) (2 syllables)

((nods))

09(1.0)

10N-1is it a lot ice hockey started yet? (0.5) on the telly?

((looking at resident))

11R-1(8 syllables neologistic speech)