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Kaitsalmi J, Vehkakoski T, Karlsson L, Salanterä S. Nurses and the disabled child's perspective in the anaesthesia procedure preparation process using a picture schedule. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2024; 19:2356927. [PMID: 38801136 PMCID: PMC11134046 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2356927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study's purpose was to investigate how nurses, using a picture schedule, enable or hinder the realization of disabled children's agency in the preparation for an MRI procedure carried out under general anaesthesia. METHODS A qualitative observation study was used to explore the interaction of nurses and children. The data consisted of video recordings of 25 preparation situations of 3 (3-8 years old) children (with challenges in communication and/or cognitive skills) with 4 nurses. Verbal and nonverbal communication was analysed with interventionist applied conversation analysis. RESULTS What was most crucial was how the picture schedule was used during the interaction. Reciprocal information sharing, responding to the child's initiatives by negotiating and allowing the child to take physical action with the picture schedule enabled the realization of the child's agency. CONCLUSIONS The preparation process should aim to help the child prepare in his/her own way. The preparation tools should encourage reciprocal interaction in informing and in responding to the children's initiatives. The preparation practices should include enough time for the child's initiatives and physical participation. The results can be used in assessing preparation tools and how they are used from the perspective of the child's agency.
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- Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä Yliopisto, Finland
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Education, University of Helsinki, Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Quaye AA, Foster M, Whitehead L, Hallström IK. Parents' experiences of their child's best interests during a hospital stay in Australia. J Child Health Care 2024:13674935241243101. [PMID: 38569118 DOI: 10.1177/13674935241243101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Determining the child's best interests in a hospital setting will ideally involve the combined views of children, parents, and healthcare professionals. However, few studies have explored parents' experiences of their child's best interests when they engage with the healthcare system. Therefore, this study aimed to explore parents' experiences of their child's best interests during hospitalisation. A descriptive qualitative inductive design using face-to-face parent-child combined interviews, analysed by latent content analysis, was used. Sixteen parents recruited from a tertiary hospital in Western Australia were interviewed. Collaboration, development of trustworthy relationships, and effective communication were essential in shaping parents' experiences of their child's best interests during hospitalisation.
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- Angela Afua Quaye
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Northrup RA, Jacobson LA, Pritchard AE. "It starts with a knock on the door": Caregiver and provider perspectives on healthcare communication for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2024; 118:108020. [PMID: 37871354 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.108020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Effective healthcare communication (HCC) is critical for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who may have complex healthcare needs. The goal of this study was to gain family caregiver and provider perspectives on facilitators and challenges to effective HCC for youth with IDD. METHODS Caregivers of, and providers for youth with IDD were recruited from the community to participate in virtual focus group (FG) sessions. FGs were 60-90 min long and were facilitated by a research team consisting of caregivers and providers. The FGs were recorded, transcribed, and coded inductively for HCC themes. RESULTS Nineteen stakeholders participated in the FGs (caregivers: n = 14; providers: n = 5). Twenty-three themes were coded from the transcripts and were categorized by whether they focused on providers, caregivers, or healthcare systems. CONCLUSIONS Provider behaviors such as active listening and demonstrating humility were found to be critical for effective HCC. Fewer caregiver factors, such as advocacy, and systems factors such as visit format, emerged from the FG data. FG themes represent challenges that future interventions must address. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Efforts to improve HCC, and thus healthcare outcomes for youth with IDD, should address challenges identified by caregivers and providers.
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- Rachel A Northrup
- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Neuropsychology, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Neuropsychology, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Neuropsychology, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Zaylskie LE, Biggs EE, Minchin KJ, Abel ZK. Nurse perspectives on supporting children and youth who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in the pediatric intensive care unit. Augment Altern Commun 2023:1-12. [PMID: 38035596 PMCID: PMC11136883 DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2023.2284269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Many children who require hospitalization in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) are unable to or have difficulty communicating through speech, whether because of preexisting or acute conditions. Children who are unable to be heard and understood using only speech benefit from aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), including in hospital settings. This qualitative interview study sought to understand the perspectives of nurses on care and support for children who use or would benefit from aided AAC in the pediatric ICU. Participants were six nurses who worked in pediatric intensive care at a tertiary care unit of a children's hospital in the United States. Three main themes were identified related to nurses' views about supporting children's communication: (a) Caring for the Whole Child, (b) Needing Support from Others and Moving between Roles, and (c) Working with Available Resources and Demands. Nurses emphasized the importance of a holistic approach to care, the impact of others' support and knowledge, and a desire for building greater capacity for promoting children's access to effective communication. Findings offer insight that could improve patient-centered care for children with complex communication needs and support for nurses themselves, particularly within the broader context of ICU liberation.
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Mukherjee S, Richardson N, Beresford B. Hospital healthcare experiences of children and young people with life-threatening or life-shortening conditions, and their parents: scoping reviews and resultant conceptual frameworks. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:366. [PMID: 37460965 PMCID: PMC10351142 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04151-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient experience is a core component of healthcare quality. Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are increasingly used to assess this, but there are few paediatric PREMs. This paper reports the first stage of developing two such measures, one for children and young people (0-18 years) (CYP) with a life-threatening or life-shortening condition (LT/LSC), and one for their parents. It comprised parallel scoping reviews of qualitative evidence on the elements of health service delivery and care that matter to, or impact on, CYP (Review 1) and parents (Review 2). METHODS Medline and PsychINFO (1/1/2010 - 11/8/2020) and CINAHL Complete (1/1/2010 - 4/7/2020) were searched and records identified screened against inclusion criteria. A thematic approach was used to manage and analyse relevant data, informed by existing understandings of patient/family experiences as comprising aspects of staff's attributes, their actions and behaviours, and organisational features. The objective was to identity the data discrete elements of health service delivery and care which matter to, or impact on, CYP or parents which, when organised under higher order conceptual domains, created separate conceptual frameworks. RESULTS 18,531 records were identified. Sparsity of data on community-based services meant the reviews focused only on hospital-based (inpatient and outpatient) experiences. 53 studies were included in Review 1 and 64 in Review 2. For Review 1 (CYP), 36 discrete elements of healthcare experience were identified and organized under 8 higher order domains (e.g. staff's empathetic qualities; information-sharing/decision making; resources for socializing/play). In Review 2 (parents), 55 elements were identified and organized under 9 higher order domains. Some domains were similar to those identified in Review 1 (e.g. professionalism; information-sharing/decision-making), others were unique (e.g. supporting parenting; access to additional support). CONCLUSIONS Multiple and wide-ranging aspects of the way hospital healthcare is organized and delivered matters to and impacts on CYP with LT/LSCs, and their parents. The aspects that matter differ between CYP and parents, highlighting the importance of measuring and understanding CYP and parent experience seperately. These findings are key to the development of patient/parent experience measures for this patient population and the resultant conceptual frameworks have potential application in service development.
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- Suzanne Mukherjee
- Social Policy Research Unit, School of Business and Society, University of York, York, YO10 5ZF, UK.
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- Social Policy Research Unit, School of Business and Society, University of York, York, YO10 5ZF, UK
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- Social Policy Research Unit, School of Business and Society, University of York, York, YO10 5ZF, UK
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Gormley J, McNaughton D, Light J. Supporting Children's Communication of Choices During Inpatient Rehabilitation: Effects of a Mobile Training for Health Care Providers. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2023; 32:545-564. [PMID: 36763852 PMCID: PMC11062496 DOI: 10.1044/2022_ajslp-22-00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Children with complex medical and communication needs often experience extensive or frequent hospital stays and rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies to communicate in this environment. Health care providers seldom receive training to effectively communicate with these children, which may lead to limited participation opportunities for the child during inpatient interactions. METHOD A pretest-posttest experimental group design was completed to evaluate the effects of a brief mobile training designed to teach providers a procedure to support children with complex communication needs to communicate choices. Each provider participated in two pretest and two posttest interactions with children with complex communication needs during naturally occurring inpatient activities. Providers in the treatment group completed the video training, whereas providers in the control group did not. RESULTS Following the training, (a) more providers offered choices to the children during hospital routines, (b) providers implemented the trained procedure with increased accuracy, and (c) the children with complex communication needs consistently communicated their choices when given the opportunity to do so. The providers rated the training as easy to use, effective, and suited to the needs of the inpatient setting. CONCLUSIONS This is the first AAC training designed to promote child-provider interactions in inpatient settings that demonstrates results that are efficient, socially valid, and effective in a real-world context. Future work is needed to develop additional brief and focused AAC partner trainings to teach providers to support the participation of children with complex communication needs in health care interactions. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.22029008.
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- Jessica Gormley
- Speech-Language Pathology Department, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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Courchesne V, Tesfaye R, Mirenda P, Nicholas D, Mitchell W, Singh I, Zwaigenbaum L, Elsabbagh M. Autism Voices: A novel method to access first-person perspective of autistic youth. AUTISM : THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2021; 26:1123-1136. [PMID: 34482746 PMCID: PMC9340132 DOI: 10.1177/13623613211042128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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LAY ABSTRACT The perspective of autistic individuals is often left uncaptured, and as a result they are often excluded from making decisions that impact them. Conventional communication can be challenging for many autistic individuals, especially those who are minimally verbal or who have an associated intellectual disability. Currently, a lack of appropriate methods to capture voices across the spectrum is a barrier. In the present study, we developed the Autism Voices protocol using universal design principles to capture the perspectives and experiences of autistic youth with a range of language or intellectual abilities. This protocol was then used with 33 autistic youth aged 11 to 18 years. A scoring rubric was developed to capture the unconventional communication used by the participants and the mitigation strategies used by interviewers to facilitate the interview. Many components of the protocol were found to effectively facilitate communication between the participant and interviewer, including the use of picture cards to support verbal questions/prompts, the fact that participants could respond with their preferred communication methods (writing, texting, pointing), and the fact that interviews were applied flexibly to adapt to each participant. Unconventional communication and mitigation strategies were mostly observed in interviews with minimally verbal individuals, but a fine-grained analysis showed participants were still communicating something through this unconventional communication. Our protocol could help promote the inclusion of more autistic individuals in research and showed that unconventional modes of communication like echolalia provide an understanding that participants' are invested in conversations and certain topics are more meaningful than others.
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Gormley J, Light J. Child-Parent-Provider Interactions of a Child With Complex Communication Needs in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: A Pilot Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2021; 30:105-118. [PMID: 33316177 PMCID: PMC8164726 DOI: 10.1044/2020_ajslp-20-00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Purpose Children with complex medical needs often require extensive hospitalizations in the first years of life. Many of these children also experience complex communication needs and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies to interact with health care staff. Unfortunately, suboptimal communication experiences have been reported among these children, their families, and hospital staff; however, no studies have described the patterns of interactions beyond measures of self-report. The purpose of this study was to describe child-parent-provider interaction patterns that occurred in an inpatient unit. Method Observational techniques were used to systematically describe the interactions of a 28-month-old child with complex communication needs, her parents, and 26 health care providers on an inpatient rehabilitation unit over 10 days. Results Results indicated that substantial variability in the child's routine occurred across days and providers. Interactions were generally short and occurred for only a small proportion of the child's waking hours. The child and her mother actively communicated to varying degrees across sessions, yet health care providers often dominated interactions. The child used multiple modes of communication in each interaction; however, no aided AAC systems were used despite availability. Conclusions Training is urgently required to equip health care providers to (a) incorporate the use of aided AAC strategies during inpatient interactions and (b) increase the active participation of both children with complex communication needs and their parents during these interactions. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.13345187.
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- Jessica Gormley
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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Gormley J, Fager SK. Personalization of Patient-Provider Communication Across the Lifespan. TOPICS IN LANGUAGE DISORDERS 2021; 41:249-268. [PMID: 34421170 PMCID: PMC8375497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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People with disabilities are more likely to be hospitalized and use healthcare services relative to people without disabilities. They also report experiencing negative experiences interacting with health care providers during these encounters placing them at risk for preventable adverse medical events, poor quality of life, and dependence on others. Fortunately, providers and people with communication disabilities can take steps to improve these interactions by personalizing and implementing communication supports to empower people with communication disabilities to actively participate in these interactions and improve outcomes. The purpose of this article is to describe strategies that health care providers can use to develop and implement personalized communication supports for children and adults with communication disorders during health care interactions. Additional strategies are provided to guide people with disabilities as well as their community/school providers and families to prepare for health care interactions. Case examples are provided to illustrate use of these strategies in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient settings. The use of emerging training tools (e.g., video visual scene displays) and AAC partner training formats (e.g., just-in-time training) are also presented as future directions to expedite learning and implementation of communication supports in fast-paced and time-limited health care interactions.
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- Jessica Gormley
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology Department, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985450 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE, 68198-5450
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- Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, Lincoln, NE
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West P, Van Riper M, Wyatt G, Lehto R, Douglas SN, Robbins L. Adaptation to Technology Use in Families of Children With Complex Communication Needs: An Integrative Review and Family Theory Application. JOURNAL OF FAMILY NURSING 2020; 26:153-178. [PMID: 32389060 DOI: 10.1177/1074840720915536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Families with children who have developmental disabilities and complex communication needs (CCNs) face challenging demands affecting family adaptation. Many children with CCNs use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to support communication, yet little is known about family adaptation to such technology. To fill this gap, an integrative review, guided by the Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation was conducted to assess conceptual foundations and the state of the science of family adaptation among children utilizing AAC. Web-based searches were conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Thirty-three studies met eligibility. Findings demonstrated that to enhance the science underpinning family adaptation to AAC use, future research should be grounded conceptually and address important components of the Resiliency Model. Work in this emerging area will identify and facilitate nursing efforts to assist families as they adapt to communication technology.
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication – Scoping Review / Unterstützte Kommunikation – Scoping Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.2478/ijhp-2018-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction
The effective use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication is challenging, not only for persons with complex communication needs, but also for their significant others. There is a need, therefore, for interprofessional collaboration in order to effectively assess, provide, and evaluate services.
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The aim of this scoping review was to summarize current evidence in the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication and reveal the demands for further research.
Method
We searched in the electronic databases Pubmed, AMED, and CINAHL using following keywords child*, disability, cerebral palsy, augmentative and alternative communication, intervention, and therapy to identify relevant literature. We summarised the content of the included studies.
Results
We included 16 literature reviews and 36 studies in this review. The 36 studies included 11 intervention studies, 20 descriptive studies, two experimental studies, and three studies evaluating assessments. Most of the studies were focussing on children with cerebral palsy and autism in the contexts of home, hospital, and primary school. There were no intervention studies, focusing on secondary and/or tertiary level of education or work. Moreover, we have not found any evidence from German speaking Europe.
Conclusion
In order to support the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication and to enable participation of persons with complex communication needs, various endeavours are needed: in the practice of care settings interprofessional collaboration is required. Further research is needed in order to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, focussing on youth and the contexts of secondary and/or tertiary education or work, or on assessments.
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Moorcroft A, Scarinci N, Meyer C. A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to the provision and use of low-tech and unaided AAC systems for people with complex communication needs and their families. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2018; 14:710-731. [PMID: 30070927 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2018.1499135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Speech-language pathologists may introduce augmentative or alternative communication (AAC) systems to people who are unable to use speech for everyday communication. Despite the benefits of AAC systems, they are significantly underutilized by the people with complex communication needs. The current review aimed to synthesize the barriers and facilitators to the provision and use of low-tech and unaided AAC systems. Materials and methods: Relevant literature was identified via a systematic search strategy. Included articles (n = 43) were evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. Qualitative framework analysis was then completed with reference to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Results and conclusion: Most barriers and facilitators were coded as contextual factors within the ICF. Of most prominence were environmental factors, including attitudes of and supports provided by professionals, family members, and the society at large. Themes were also identified which related to the personal factors, including the user's own attitude, socioeconomic status, and culture. Beyond these contextual factors, the remaining codes related to body functions such as cognition and movement. There are numerous barriers to the provision and use of low-tech and unaided AAC systems, which may contribute to the inadequate use of these systems by people with complex communication needs. Suggestions for reducing these barriers are presented with regards to the person with complex communication needs, their family, and the professionals involved in their care. Implications for Rehabilitation AAC systems can reduce participation restrictions for people with complex communication needs. The provision and use of AAC systems is influenced by environmental factors, personal factors, and features of a person's body function. SLPs may need to collaborate with a large multidisciplinary team to successfully introduce AAC systems. SLP, teaching, and nursing students require theoretical and practical experience in AAC throughout their training to enable the provision and use of these systems.
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- A Moorcroft
- a Communication Disability Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland , St Lucia , Australia
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- a Communication Disability Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland , St Lucia , Australia
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- a Communication Disability Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland , St Lucia , Australia
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Hemsley B, Georgiou A, Hill S, Rollo M, Steel J, Balandin S. An integrative review of patient safety in studies on the care and safety of patients with communication disabilities in hospital. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2016; 99:501-511. [PMID: 26566195 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the research literature on the experiences of patients with communication disabilities in hospital according to the Generic Model of patient safety. METHODS In 2014 and 2015, we searched four scientific databases for studies with an aim or result relevant to safety of hospital patients with communication disabilities. The review included 27 studies. RESULTS A range of adverse event types were outlined in qualitative research. Little detail was provided about contributing or protective factors for safety incidents in hospital for these patients or the impact of the incidents on the patient or organisations involved. CONCLUSION Further research addressing the safety of patients with communication disabilities is needed. Sufficient detail is required to identify the nature, timing, and detection of incidents; factors that contribute to or prevent adverse events; and detail the impact of the adverse events. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS In order to provide safe and effective care to people with communication disabilities in hospital, a priority for health and disability services must be the design and evaluation of ecologically appropriate and evidence-based interventions to improve patient care, communication, and reduce the risk of costly and harmful patient safety incidents.
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- Bronwyn Hemsley
- Faculty of Education and Art, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia
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- Faculty of Education and Art, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Faculty of Education and Art, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Blackstone SW, Pressman H. Patient Communication in Health Care Settings: new Opportunities for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Augment Altern Commun 2015; 32:69-79. [PMID: 26694249 DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1125947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Delivering quality health care requires effective communication between health care providers and their patients. In this article, we call on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practitioners to offer their knowledge and skills in support of a broader range of patients who confront communication challenges in health care settings. We also provide ideas and examples about ways to prepare people with complex communication needs for the inevitable medical encounters that they will face. We argue that AAC practitioners, educators, and researchers have a unique role to play, important expertise to share, and an extraordinary opportunity to advance the profession, while positively affecting patient outcomes across the health care continuum for a large number of people.
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Iannelli M, Harvey A, O'Neill J, Reddihough D. Parental satisfaction with inpatient care of children with cerebral palsy. J Paediatr Child Health 2015; 51:1089-96. [PMID: 25939305 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have complex health-care needs. This study examines levels of parental satisfaction with inpatient care for children with CP at a tertiary care hospital to identify areas for improvement. METHODS Parents/guardians of children with CP and parents/guardians of children without a disability admitted to hospital completed a custom-designed questionnaire assessing six areas of the hospital admission: (i) the admission process; (ii) the child's personal care; (iii) the child's medical care; (iv) overall care of the child; (v) the parent's experience in hospital; and (vi) keeping up to date in hospital. Differences between the two groups were analysed using Student's t-tests. RESULTS Parents of children with CP were significantly less satisfied with the inpatient care as compared with parents of children without a disability in four of the six categories: 'my child's personal care' (P = 0.0033), 'my child's medical care' (P = 0.0350), 'overall care' (P = 0.0081) and 'my experience in the hospital' (P = 0.0209). When the overall questionnaire was compared between the two groups, parents of children with CP were less satisfied with care than parents of children without a disability (P = 0.0036). CONCLUSION Parents of children with CP are less satisfied with the inpatient care of their child compared with parents of children without a disability. This information should be instrumental in informing change to ensure that parent satisfaction levels improve to a level consistent with other children admitted to a tertiary care setting.
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- Maria Iannelli
- Department of Developmental Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Developmental Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Developmental Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Developmental Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Hemsley B, Balandin S. A metasynthesis of patient-provider communication in hospital for patients with severe communication disabilities: informing new translational research. Augment Altern Commun 2014; 30:329-43. [PMID: 25229213 PMCID: PMC4266100 DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2014.955614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Poor patient-provider communication in hospital continues to be cited as a possible causal factor in preventable adverse events for patients with severe communication disabilities. Yet to date there are no reports of empirical interventions that investigate or demonstrate an improvement in communication in hospital for these patients. The aim of this review was to synthesize the findings of research into communication in hospital for people with severe communication disabilities arising from lifelong and acquired stable conditions including cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disability, aphasia following stroke, but excluding progressive conditions and those solely related to sensory impairments of hearing or vision. Results revealed six core strategies suggested to improve communication in hospital: (a) develop services, systems, and policies that support improved communication, (b) devote enough time to communication, (c) ensure adequate access to communication tools (nurse call systems and communication aids), (d) access personally held written health information, (e) collaborate effectively with carers, spouses, and parents, and (f) increase the communicative competence of hospital staff. Currently there are no reports that trial or validate any of these strategies specifically in hospital settings. Observational and evaluative research is needed to investigate the ecological validity of strategies proposed to improve communication.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bronwyn Hemsley
- School of Humanities and Social Science, Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
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Myrden A, Schudlo L, Weyand S, Zeyl T, Chau T. Trends in communicative access solutions for children with cerebral palsy. J Child Neurol 2014; 29:1108-18. [PMID: 24820337 DOI: 10.1177/0883073814534320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Access solutions may facilitate communication in children with limited functional speech and motor control. This study reviews current trends in access solution development for children with cerebral palsy, with particular emphasis on the access technology that harnesses a control signal from the user (eg, movement or physiological change) and the output device (eg, augmentative and alternative communication system) whose behavior is modulated by the user's control signal. Access technologies have advanced from simple mechanical switches to machine vision (eg, eye-gaze trackers), inertial sensing, and emerging physiological interfaces that require minimal physical effort. Similarly, output devices have evolved from bulky, dedicated hardware with limited configurability, to platform-agnostic, highly personalized mobile applications. Emerging case studies encourage the consideration of access technology for all nonverbal children with cerebral palsy with at least nascent contingency awareness. However, establishing robust evidence of the effectiveness of the aforementioned advances will require more expansive studies.
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- Andrew Myrden
- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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