Communication with patients in post-traumatic confusional state: Perception of rehabilitation staff
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Communication with patients in post-traumatic confusional state : Perception of rehabilitation staff . / Nielsen, Annesofie Ishøy; Power, Emma; Jensen, Lise Randrup.
In: Brain Injury, 13.02.2020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Communication with patients in post-traumatic confusional state
T2 - Perception of rehabilitation staff
AU - Nielsen, Annesofie Ishøy
AU - Power, Emma
AU - Jensen, Lise Randrup
PY - 2020/2/13
Y1 - 2020/2/13
N2 - Objective: People in Post-Traumatic Confusional State (PTCS) present with communication difficulties that are well described in literature. However, limited study has been conducted on the experiences of their communication partners. The current study aimed to understand the experience of rehabilitation staff of their communication with patients in PTCS prior to communication partner training (CPT).Methods: Staff on a subacute inpatient TBI rehabilitation unit were invited to complete a 10-item questionnaire. The questionnaire contained quantitative and open-ended text response formats, analyzed with descriptive statistics and content analysis, respectively.Results: 78 interdisciplinary staff members completed the questionnaire. The majority of staff found communication to be difficult and time-consuming with half not feeling comfortable communicating with patients in PTCS. Confidence in communication was not associated with length of clinical experience. The majority of staff reported utilizing strategies to support communication, largely focused on augmenting activities with supportive objects and ensuring patient’s comprehension through modification of verbal language.Conclusions: Staff are aware of the need for creating a structured environment for patients in PTCS and less aware of communication-specific strategies aiming at helping patients’ expression, which underlines the need to emphasize these strategies as part of CPT in this type of setting.
AB - Objective: People in Post-Traumatic Confusional State (PTCS) present with communication difficulties that are well described in literature. However, limited study has been conducted on the experiences of their communication partners. The current study aimed to understand the experience of rehabilitation staff of their communication with patients in PTCS prior to communication partner training (CPT).Methods: Staff on a subacute inpatient TBI rehabilitation unit were invited to complete a 10-item questionnaire. The questionnaire contained quantitative and open-ended text response formats, analyzed with descriptive statistics and content analysis, respectively.Results: 78 interdisciplinary staff members completed the questionnaire. The majority of staff found communication to be difficult and time-consuming with half not feeling comfortable communicating with patients in PTCS. Confidence in communication was not associated with length of clinical experience. The majority of staff reported utilizing strategies to support communication, largely focused on augmenting activities with supportive objects and ensuring patient’s comprehension through modification of verbal language.Conclusions: Staff are aware of the need for creating a structured environment for patients in PTCS and less aware of communication-specific strategies aiming at helping patients’ expression, which underlines the need to emphasize these strategies as part of CPT in this type of setting.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
KW - Communication
KW - Post-Traumatic Confusional State
KW - Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA)
KW - health care professionals
KW - Traumatic brain Injury
KW - communication
KW - post-Traumatic Confusional State
KW - post-Traumatic Amnesia
KW - health care professionals
M3 - Journal article
JO - Brain Injury
JF - Brain Injury
SN - 0269-9052
ER -
ID: 234299574