Protocol for a mixed method acceptability evaluation of a codesigned bundled COmmunication intervention for use in the adult ICU during the COVID-19 PandEmic: the COPE study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation via an artificial airway experience sudden voicelessness placing them at risk for adverse outcomes and increasing provider workload. Infection control precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the use of personal protective equipment (eg, gloves, masks, etc), patient isolation, and visitor restrictions may exacerbate communication difficulty. The objective of this study is to evaluate the acceptability of a codesigned communication intervention for use in the adult intensive care unit when infection control precautions such as those used during COVID-19 are required.

Methods and analysis

This three-phased, prospective study will take place in a medical surgical ICU in a community teaching hospital in T

SUBMITTER: Istanboulian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature