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Computer-Based Communication Tool Provides Effective Communication for Non-speaking Patients: A Quasi-experimental Study

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  • Melek Ertürk Yavuz
  • Ayla Gürsoy

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Even though they are conscious, patients who are unable to speak while connected to a mechanical ventilator have serious difficulties in communicating with healthcare staff. This research aimed to determine the effectiveness for patients of a computer-based communication tool (CBCT) and to compare these results with patients using a routine method. This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 90 intubated patients. It was found that 20.0% of the patients using CBCT stated that they had difficulties in communicating, while this rate was 82.2% among patients not using CBCT. Compared with participants in the control group, experimental group patients reported a lower median score for the anxiety levels (23.0 [20.0–39.0], 29.0 [20.0–57.00], p  

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  • Melek Ertürk Yavuz & Ayla Gürsoy, 2022. "Computer-Based Communication Tool Provides Effective Communication for Non-speaking Patients: A Quasi-experimental Study," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 31(4), pages 656-665, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:31:y:2022:i:4:p:656-665
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738211038638
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