Background Inability to communicate in a manner that can be understood causes extreme
distress for people requiring an artificial airway and has implications for care quality and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature relating to
the feasibility, utility, and safety of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) …

Background Mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) experience
profound communication impairment, placing them at risk for poor physical and …

There is developing evidence with regard to the feasibility, utility, and safety of verbal
communication interventions with patients with tracheostomy who are invasively ventilated …

Purpose To identify barriers and facilitators for the use of augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) and voice restorative strategies for adult patients with an advanced …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(AAC) strategies to enable people who are temporarily voiceless due to medical …

Objectives To define effective communication and identify its key elements specific to
critically ill patients with an artificial airway. Design A modified Consensus Development …

Background A purpose-built outcome measure for assessing communication effectiveness
in patients with an artificial airway is needed. Objectives The objective of this study was to …

Background Communication with patients has always been a major concern in nursing care.
Invasive mechanically ventilated (IMV) patients suffer from a communication barrier due to …

Background Although bundled communication interventions are recommended to address
communication barriers for patients with an advanced airway in the intensive care unit (ICU) …