Nurses’ perspectives about communication with patients in an intensive care setting using a communication board : a pilot study

dc.contributor.authorGropp, Martelize
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Ensa
dc.contributor.authorBornman, Juan
dc.contributor.authorKoul, Rajinder
dc.contributor.emailensa.johnson@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T08:32:30Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T08:32:30Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : Communication in the intensive care setting (ICS) is critical for both the patient and the medical staff to provide efficient care and thus alleviate possible patient adverse effects. Persons with complex communication needs are particularly vulnerable in ICSs and therefore require additional communication support. AIM : This study focused on the perspectives of nurses about communication with patients with communication needs in ICSs using paper-based communication boards, namely the translated Vidatak EZ Board, before and after a training session. SETTING : A 1650-bed public hospital with a 26-bed ICS in a semi-urban, low socio-economic area in South Africa served as the research setting. METHODS : A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test group design with withdrawal and a control group was used. Data were gathered using a custom-designed questionnaire completed by ICS nurse participants recruited from a public hospital. RESULTS : Responses of some nurses did not change in post-test 1, but their responses did change in post-test 2. Some of the nurses’ perspectives changed, as expected from the pre-test to post-test 1. Nurses recommended specific adaptations to the communication board. CONCLUSIONS : Most nurses agreed that communication is crucial in ICSs and that a communication board can be implemented; however, limited success was observed implementing the board following a short training. The inter-professional collaboration between nurses and speech-language therapists to provide optimal health care to patients in ICS is emphasised.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentCentre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2019en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipA Research Development Programme grant of the University of Pretoria and a Fulbright Specialist Program.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hsag.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGropp, M., Johnson, E., Bornman, J. & Koul, R., 2019, ‘Nurses’ perspectives about communication with patients in an intensive care setting using a communication board: A pilot study’, Health SA Gesondheid 24(0), a1162. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1162.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1025-9848 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2071-9736 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1162
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/71372
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectAugmentative and alternative communication (AAC)en_ZA
dc.subjectCommunication boarden_ZA
dc.subjectNursesen_ZA
dc.subjectPatientsen_ZA
dc.subjectVulnerable communicatorsen_ZA
dc.subjectIntensive care setting (ICS)en_ZA
dc.titleNurses’ perspectives about communication with patients in an intensive care setting using a communication board : a pilot studyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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