Computer-Based Communication Tool Provides Effective Communication for Non-speaking Patients: A Quasi-experimental Study

Autor: Melek Ertürk Yavuz, Ayla Gürsoy
Přispěvatelé: Gürsoy, Ayla, 104264 [Gürsoy, Ayla], 57226720181 [Gürsoy, Ayla]
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical nursing research. 31(4)
ISSN: 1552-3799
Popis: Even though they are conscious, patients who are unable to speak while connected to a mechanical ventilator have serious difficulties in communicating with healthcare staff. This research aimed to determine the effectiveness for patients of a computer-based communication tool (CBCT) and to compare these results with patients using a routine method. This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 90 intubated patients. It was found that 20.0% of the patients using CBCT stated that they had difficulties in communicating, while this rate was 82.2% among patients not using CBCT. Compared with participants in the control group, experimental group patients reported a lower median score for the anxiety levels (23.0 [20.0–39.0], 29.0 [20.0–57.00], p
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