Communication Disability, Safety, and Digital Health Research
Keeping people with communication disability safe in healthcare
In 2013, Kate Granger (@GrangerKate) (1981 – 2016), in response to her own health care experience as a cancer patient, launched the #HelloMyNameIs social media campaign with this tweet. From that point onwards, Kate (with her insights as a consultant medical officer and as a patient) and her husband Chris Pointon @PointonChris campaigned strongly to change... Continue Reading →
Article title: Validation of the Choking Risk Assessment and Pneumonia Risk Assessment for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Aims: This study aimed to develop and validate the Choking Risk Assessment (CRA) and Pneumonia Risk Assessment (PRA) tools to differentiate adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) who were at high risk of choking... Continue Reading →
In 2014, Ms. Bridget Sharpe (Graded Honours Student, Speech Pathology, The University of Newcastle) conducted an investigation into hospital nurses' views on the feasibility of using mobile communication technologies at the bedside with patients who cannot speak. The Online Survey saw recruitment through Twitter. The results of the online survey were discussed by one face-to-face... Continue Reading →
4th August 2014: This survey has now closed, so that we can take its results to a focus group at The University of Newcastle. Online survey of nurses - #MobileTech mobile technology on hospital wards We would love to hear what nurses say about the use of mobile technologies on hospital wards - for many... Continue Reading →
Update: The following paper has now been accepted to the journal 'Applied Nursing Research' on 22nd October 2015. Hilton, S., Sheppard, J. J., & Hemsley, B. (Accepted 22 Oct 2015) Feasibility of Implementing Oral Health Guidelines in Residential Care Settings: Views of Nursing Staff and Residential Care Workers. Applied Nursing Research. The findings are also displayed... Continue Reading →
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