TY - JOUR
T1 - Serving Nonspeaking Patients in Acute Care Settings
T2 - An Intervention Approach
AU - Dowden, Patricia A.
AU - Honsinger, Melissa J.
AU - Beukelman, David R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was supported in part by Research Grant No. G0080200020 from the National Institute of Handicapped Research, Department of Education, Washington, DC.
PY - 1986/1
Y1 - 1986/1
N2 - This is the first of two papers based on a 2-year study of nonspeaking patients served in acute care settings of University of Washington Hospitals. This paper describes one approach to evaluating and selecting augmentative communication systems for this special population. The screening protocols place particular emphasis on a hierarchy of assessment tasks designed to allow rapid decision making and minimal efforts in the acutely ill patient. In addition, this approach emphasizes a thorough assessment of communication needs related to communication partners, environment, and messages.
AB - This is the first of two papers based on a 2-year study of nonspeaking patients served in acute care settings of University of Washington Hospitals. This paper describes one approach to evaluating and selecting augmentative communication systems for this special population. The screening protocols place particular emphasis on a hierarchy of assessment tasks designed to allow rapid decision making and minimal efforts in the acutely ill patient. In addition, this approach emphasizes a thorough assessment of communication needs related to communication partners, environment, and messages.
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U2 - 10.1080/07434618612331273840
DO - 10.1080/07434618612331273840
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961416080
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 2
SP - 25
EP - 32
JO - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 1
ER -