Communication difficulties in mechanically ventilated voiceless patients in intensive care units: A qualitative study
This study emphasizes the importance of interventions improving voiceless communication, including training health care professionals and critical care nurses in alternative communication strategies, providing psychological support to voiceless patients, and encouraging extended family presence.
Authors
- Giacomo Bellani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-205X)
- Stefania Di Mauro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-5651)
- Davide Ausili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-6463)
- Michela Luciani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7598-5658)
- Sara Brambilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5634-2067)
- Giulia Locatelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-8379)
Institutions
- University of Trento (IT)
- Ospedale Santa Chiara (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing in Critical Care
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70037
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.64