The experience of communication difficulties in critically ill patients in and beyond intensive care

The experience of communication difficulties in critically ill patients in and beyond intensive care: findings from a larger phenomenological study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Dec. 2014 [in press].

Tembo, A.C., et al.

http://www.intensivecriticalcarenursing.com/article/S0964-3397(14)00091-3/abstract?rss=yes

Communication difficulties in intensive care units (ICU) with critically ill patients have been well documented for more than three decades. However, there is only a paucity of literature that has explored communication difficulties beyond the ICU environment. This paper discusses the experience of communication difficulties in critically ill patients in ICU and beyond as part of findings from a larger study that explored the lived experiences of critically ill patients in ICU in the context of daily sedation interruption