Which alternative communication methods are effective for voiceless patients in Intensive Care Units? A systematic review

Carruthers, H; Astin, F; Munro, W

doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2017.03.003

All Outputs (5)

Pushing and guiding me towards home; patients' perspectives of person-centred physiotherapy in Intensive Care. (2025)
Journal Article

Person-centred physiotherapy in Intensive Care Units (ICU) supports patients' early rehabilitation. Yet little is known about the activity required to enable person-centred physiotherapy in this setting. This study explores the experiences and interp... Read More about Pushing and guiding me towards home; patients' perspectives of person-centred physiotherapy in Intensive Care..

LAPS GM IPE Care Homes 06092024 (2024)
Report

This document has been designed to provide information about Interprofessional Training Care Home placements, specifically in the context of physiotherapy learners, and the support required to ensure a successful placement experience.

The guidelin... Read More about LAPS GM IPE Care Homes 06092024.

Becoming partners in rehabilitation with patients in intensive care: physiotherapists’ perspectives (2023)
Journal Article
Carruthers, H., Derry, D., & Astin, F. (in press). Becoming partners in rehabilitation with patients in intensive care: physiotherapists’ perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2266993

Purpose
Person-centred care is widely accepted as being central to high quality care, but little is known about how physiotherapists implement person centred rehabilitation in Intensive Care. This study explores the self-reported experiences and int... Read More about Becoming partners in rehabilitation with patients in intensive care: physiotherapists’ perspectives.

The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences (2018)
Journal Article
Carruthers, H., Gomersall, T., & Astin, F. (2018). The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 86, 60-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.013

Background: Mechanical ventilation is a routine intervention for the critically ill but patients' experiences of this intervention are largely hidden from clinicians. A comprehensive understanding of Intensive Care Units survivors' accounts is requir... Read More about The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences.

Which alternative communication methods are effective for voiceless patients in Intensive Care Units? A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article

Objective
To assess the effectiveness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies to enable people who are temporarily voiceless due to medical intervention, to communicate.
Methods
A systematic review informed by a protocol... Read More about Which alternative communication methods are effective for voiceless patients in Intensive Care Units? A systematic review.