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Barriers and facilitators to children's use of speech‐generating devices: a descriptive qualitative study of mothers' perspectives
Author(s) -
Crisp Cheryl,
Draucker Claire Burke,
Ellett Marsha L. Cirgin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12074
Subject(s) - psychology , qualitative research , content analysis , descriptive statistics , descriptive research , nursing , medical education , medicine , sociology , social science , statistics , mathematics
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators to children's use of speech‐generating devices ( SGD ). Design and Methods Interviews with 14 mothers were analyzed with content analysis to identify barriers and facilitators to SGD use. Results This study identified a number of specific barriers and facilitators to successful and sustained SGD use by children with complex communication disorders. Practice Implications Nurses can use the list of barriers and facilitators provided here as a springboard to discuss the families' experiences with device use.