AAC for ICU The following communication boards were developed in 2020 by University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student Lauryl McClintick in collaboration with Bryan Health, and under the advising of Dr. Kristy Weissling.

Alert and transiently nonvocal intensive care unit (ICU) patients are dependent on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Unfortunately, the literature demonstrates that existent AAC devices have not been widely adopted, and unaided methods are often the primary modalities used despite be …

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies are thus a vital solution to overcome the communication barriers associated with nonspeaking critically ill patients (Sharpe & Hemsley, 2016). AAC strategies are methods used to facilitate speaking with non-speaking patients or those with communication problems.

2025年1月1日 · This review is the first to explore effectiveness, usability, and experience of using low-technology AAC between nonverbal patients and HCPs in ICU settings and shows that low-technology AAC improved patients' ability to communicate with their communication partners.

Each year, millions of individuals are admitted to medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs). Being unable to speak is a common con-dition in ICUs, because more than one-third of those admitted require mechanical ventilation. Some may .

Patient communication in the ICU can be supported by strategies including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and voice restorative devices. AAC refers to all forms of communication, other than oral speech, that are used to express messages .

Very little is known about patient-family communication during critical illness and mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU), including the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools and strategies during patient-family communication.

对高科技扩大替代沟通系统 （augmentative and alternative communication systems，AAC） 的概念和常见 类型 进行简要介绍，对其在国内外 ICU 机械通气患者中的应用进行综述，分析不同高科技AAC的适用人群、应用前准备工作及应用的临床意义，对未来的研究方向提出展望，旨在加深广大学者和医务工作者对高科技AAC的认识，为构建科学的沟通方案、解决机械通气患者的沟通难题提供参考。 徐楠 江智霞 袁晓丽 罗娟 陈芳 陈青青. 高科技扩大替代沟通系统在ICU机械通气患 …

Increased knowledge of and familiarity with AAC strategies may provide healthcare professionals with an enhanced feeling of competence. Keywords: alternative and augmentative communication (AAC); communication; communication aids; healthcare professionals; intensive care units (ICU); interpretive description; nursing care; rehabilitation ...

2021年4月1日 · This review used the TAM to systematically examine voiceless patients’ willingness to adopt high-tech AAC in the ICU. Our review identified 18 studies describing four portable computer software programs, five dedicated AAC devices, six software applications, and three eye-tracking devices.