SPEACS-2: intensive care unit “communication rounds” with speech language pathology

MB Happ, BM Baumann, J Sawicki, JA Tate, EL George… - Geriatric Nursing, 2010 - Elsevier
Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses occupy an essential role in facilitating patient
communication and preventing the detrimental effects experienced by critically ill patients …

Effect of a multi-level intervention on nurse–patient communication in the intensive care unit: results of the SPEACS trial

MB Happ, KL Garrett, JA Tate, D DiVirgilio, MP Houze… - Heart & lung, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To test the impact of two levels of intervention on communication frequency,
quality, success, and ease between nurses and intubated intensive care unit (ICU) patients …

The feasibility, utility, and safety of communication interventions with mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a systematic review

CJ Zaga, S Berney, AP Vogel - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2019 - ASHA
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) …

Improving nonvocal critical care patients' ease of communication using a modified SPEACS-2 program

RL Trotta, RM Hermann, RC Polomano… - The Journal for …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and impact of implementing the “study of patient–nurse
effectiveness with assisted communication strategies-2”(SPEACS-2); a program to facilitate …

Quality of care and resource use among mechanically ventilated patients before and after an intervention to assist nurse-nonvocal patient communication

MB Happ, SM Sereika, MP Houze, JB Seaman, JA Tate… - Heart & Lung, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Implement and test unit-wide patient-nurse assisted communication strategies
(SPEACS). Background SPEACS improved nurse-patient communication outcomes; effects …

Barriers to and facilitators for use of augmentative and alternative communication and voice restorative devices in the adult intensive care unit: a scoping review …

L Istanboulian, L Rose, Y Yunusova, F Gorospe… - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Background Mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) experience
profound communication impairment, placing them at risk for poor physical and …

Nurse-patient communication interactions in the intensive care unit

MB Happ, K Garrett, DDV Thomas, J Tate… - American Journal of …, 2011 - AACN
Background The inability to speak during critical illness is a source of distress for patients,
yet nurse-patient communication in the intensive care unit has not been systematically …

Role of the speech-language pathologist: Augmentative and alternative communication for acute care patients with severe communication impairments

MT Vento-Wilson, A McGuire… - Dimensions of critical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Severe communication deficits occur frequently in acute care. Augmentative
and alternative communication (AAC) may improve patient-nurse communication, yet it …

Exploring communication challenges between nurses and mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: a structured review

K Dithole, S Sibanda, MM Moleki… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mechanical ventilation is a necessary procedure for patients with a range of
illnesses and conditions. Mechanical ventilation affects voice production, leaving patients …

Listening to the voiceless patient: case reports in assisted communication in the intensive care unit

JV Radtke, BM Baumann, KL Garrett… - Journal of palliative …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Communication problems experienced by nonspeaking, critically ill patients in the Intensive
Care Unit (ICU) have serious implications for the physical and psychological well-being of …