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Effectiveness of Communication Board on Level of Satisfaction in Communication among Mechanically Ventilated Conscious Patients

Kapil Sharma

Abstract


Communication is a significant concern for such patients who are not able to speak due to intubation. It has been identified that numerous hurdles noted in communication of nurses between caregivers and patients receiving mechanical ventilation, pre-experimental one-group pretest and posttest design was used to assess the effect of communication board on level of satisfaction in communication among 40 mechanically ventilated conscious patients admitted in ICUs selected by convenience sampling technique. Tools for data collection were self-structured rating scale to assess the level of satisfaction in communication and checklist to assess needs met during mechanical ventilation. Methods of data collection were self-report and interview; the communication board was found effective in improving the level of satisfaction in communication among mechanically ventilated conscious patients as no one was unsatisfied. There was a significant increase in mean score from pretest (34.02 ± 10.48) to posttest (53.92 ± 7.53) with mean% of 52.30 versus 82.95, respectively, at p = 0.0001.It was also found that communication board was effective as change in pretest to posttest in meeting orientation needs (20% vs. 100%), emotional needs (50% vs. 100%), emergency needs (47.5% vs. 62.5%) and basic needs (57.5% vs. 62.5%), respectively, Communication board was found effective in improving level of satisfaction in communication among mechanically ventilated conscious patients.


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