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Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU

27 agosto 2026 aggiornato da: Jason Chui, University of British Columbia

Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury. In acute care settings, inability to communicate contributes to patient distress, impairs symptom assessment, and may delay care. Although a range of communication supports exist, many are difficult to use in patients with severe weakness, limited endurance, or fluctuating cognition. More advanced assistive communication systems, including eye-tracking and brain-computer interface platforms, have shown promise in chronic neurological populations but have not been well adapted to the practical realities of acute care.

This study will use a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design to better understand communication barriers in acute care from the perspective of frontline healthcare providers. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews will be conducted with nurses and speech-language pathologists working with patients who have spinal cord injury, tracheostomy, or other causes of impaired verbal communication in ICU and related acute care settings. Findings from these interviews will inform development of a structured survey to be distributed to a broader group of nurses and speech-language pathologists. Qualitative and quantitative findings will then be integrated to identify priority communication needs, limitations of current strategies, and practical requirements for future assistive communication tools. Findings will inform development of clinically relevant communication solutions for acute care environments.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Non ancora reclutamento

Condizioni

Descrizione dettagliata

This study will employ a two-stage sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. In the first stage, semi-structured interviews (N=10-15) and, where feasible, focus groups will be conducted with ICU clinicians and rehabilitation staff to identify communication barriers and priority use cases for assistive communication in nonverbal patients. Themes emerging from qualitative analysis will inform the development of a structured survey, which will be administered to a broader cohort of clinical staff (N=80-100) to quantify the prevalence and relative importance of identified communication gaps. Findings from the qualitative and quantitative phases will be integrated to generate a clinical requirements framework to inform the future development of assistive communication tools for acute care settings.

Tipo di studio

Osservativo

Iscrizione (Stimato)

100

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

  • Nome: Jason Chui, MBChB, FRCPC
  • Numero di telefono: 66378 604-875-4111
  • Email: jason.chui@ubc.ca

Backup dei contatti dello studio

Luoghi di studio

    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9
        • Vancouver General Hospital

Criteri di partecipazione

I ricercatori cercano persone che corrispondano a una certa descrizione, chiamata criteri di ammissibilità. Alcuni esempi di questi criteri sono le condizioni generali di salute di una persona o trattamenti precedenti.

Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Adulto
  • Adulto più anziano

Accetta volontari sani

Sì

Metodo di campionamento

Campione di probabilità

Popolazione di studio

Care givers to the non-verbal patients with communication barrier

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • be a healthcare provider such as physicians, registered nurses, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, or physiotherapists;
  • work in ICU, spine, neurosurgical, or related acute care inpatient settings;
  • have experience caring for patients with impaired verbal communication, including patients with tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation, or spinal cord injury; and
  • be able to provide informed consent. A small subset of family caregivers may also be included if they have direct experience supporting communication for patients with impaired verbal communication in these settings.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals not directly involved in the care of patients with impaired verbal communication in the relevant clinical settings
  • Trainees who are not yet independently practicing, unless they are participating in an independent clinical role
  • Family caregivers without direct experience supporting communication needs in the acute care setting

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
High-priority Communication Needs in Acute Care
Lasso di tempo: At completion of the 3-5-minute survey on Day 1
Communication needs identified as high priority by healthcare providers based on their ratings of the importance and frequency of communication needs experienced by patients with impaired verbal communication in acute care settings. The survey will also assess which communication functions healthcare providers consider most important for inclusion in future assistive communication interfaces.
At completion of the 3-5-minute survey on Day 1
Priority of Communication Needs in Acute Care
Lasso di tempo: Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4
Healthcare providers' ratings of the importance and frequency of communication needs experienced by patients with impaired verbal communication in acute care settings. Priority communication needs will be identified through thematic analysis of interviews and quantified in the Stage 2 survey using importance and frequency ratings.
Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Current Communication Strategies and Perceived Limitations
Lasso di tempo: Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4
Identification and characterization of communication strategies currently used by healthcare providers, including low-technology and augmentative and alternative communication approaches, and perceived limitations or barriers associated with their use. Findings will be derived from qualitative interviews and summarized quantitatively in the survey where applicable.
Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4
Priority Communication Functions for Bedside Use
Lasso di tempo: Stage 2 survey; approximately Month 4
Healthcare providers' prioritization of communication functions considered most appropriate for a simplified bedside assistive communication interface. Participants will select a limited number of communication functions from those identified during the qualitative phase.
Stage 2 survey; approximately Month 4
Workflow and Implementation Feasibility Requirements
Lasso di tempo: Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4
Healthcare providers' perceptions of practical requirements for implementing assistive communication tools in acute care, including acceptable setup time, training requirements, workflow integration, and environmental or clinical barriers.
Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4

Altre misure di risultato

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Communication System Functional Requirements
Lasso di tempo: Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4
Identification of functional and interface requirements for future assistive communication systems, including required communication tasks, presentation/interface considerations, contextual information, and usability requirements. Requirements will be identified through thematic analysis and prioritized using survey findings.
Stage 1 interviews and Stage 2 survey; approximately Months 3-4

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Collaboratori

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Stimato)

1 agosto 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

1 dicembre 2027

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

1 dicembre 2027

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

28 luglio 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

27 agosto 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

31 agosto 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

31 agosto 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

27 agosto 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 agosto 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • H26-01406

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Descrizione del piano IPD

This study involves survey data only. Additional approval is required to share the data.

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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