Improving nurse-patient communication with patients with communication impairments: hospital nurses' views on the feasibility of using mobile communication technologies.

Sharpe, B; Hemsley, B

Improving nurse-patient communication with patients with communication impairments: hospital nurses' views on the feasibility of using mobile communication technologies.

Sharpe, B Hemsley, B

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Publisher:: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Appl Nurs Res, 2016, 30, pp. 228-236
Issue Date:: 2016-05

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dc.contributor.author	Sharpe, B
dc.contributor.author	Hemsley, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-3140
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-23T08:08:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-18
dc.date.available	2022-07-23T08:08:00Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05
dc.identifier.citation	Appl Nurs Res, 2016, 30, pp. 228-236
dc.identifier.issn	0897-1897
dc.identifier.issn	1532-8201
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159133
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Nurses communicating with patients who are unable to speak often lack access to tools and technologies to support communication. Although mobile communication technologies are ubiquitous, it is not known whether their use to support communication is feasible on a busy hospital ward. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the views of hospital nurses on the feasibility of using mobile communication technologies to support nurse-patient communication with individuals who have communication impairments. METHOD: This study involved an online survey followed by a focus group, with findings analyzed across the two data sources. FINDINGS: Nurses expected that mobile communication devices could benefit patient care but lacked access to these devices, encountered policies against use, and held concerns over privacy and confidentiality. CONCLUSION: The use of mobile communication technologies with patients who have communication difficulties is feasible and may lead to improvements in communication and care, provided environmental barriers are removed and facilitators enhanced.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Appl Nurs Res
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.apnr.2015.11.012
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Cell Phone
dc.subject.mesh	Communication Barriers
dc.subject.mesh	Feasibility Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse-Patient Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Staff, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Feasibility Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Communication Barriers
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse-Patient Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Staff, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	Cell Phone
dc.title	Improving nurse-patient communication with patients with communication impairments: hospital nurses' views on the feasibility of using mobile communication technologies.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	30
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Speech Pathology
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-07-23T08:07:58Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	30

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Nurses communicating with patients who are unable to speak often lack access to tools and technologies to support communication. Although mobile communication technologies are ubiquitous, it is not known whether their use to support communication is feasible on a busy hospital ward. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the views of hospital nurses on the feasibility of using mobile communication technologies to support nurse-patient communication with individuals who have communication impairments. METHOD: This study involved an online survey followed by a focus group, with findings analyzed across the two data sources. FINDINGS: Nurses expected that mobile communication devices could benefit patient care but lacked access to these devices, encountered policies against use, and held concerns over privacy and confidentiality. CONCLUSION: The use of mobile communication technologies with patients who have communication difficulties is feasible and may lead to improvements in communication and care, provided environmental barriers are removed and facilitators enhanced.

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