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

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) experience profound communication impairment, placing them at risk for poor physical and psychological outcomes. Patient communication strategies such as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and voice restorative devices are recommended to facilitate communication. These strategies, however, are inconsistently adopted in ICU practice signaling utilization barriers. Our objective is to map and synthesize the current evidence-base for stakeholder-reported barriers and facilitators to patient communication strategy utilization for adults with an advanced airway in the ICU. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:We will use Arskey and O'Malley's recommended methods to conduct a scoping review using a rapid review framework

SUBMITTER: Istanboulian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896663 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature