Opportunities for Interactive Communication in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients: A Video-Based Observational Study

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Flow diagram for classification of recorded data. (c) CAP: Conversation Area of the Patient. A space approximately 150 cm to the left and right from the center of the bed on which a patient is lying and approximately 50 cm above the headboard. (d) The nurse in Patient-Nurse refers to nurses assigned to the patients who participated in the study. Some Patient-Nurse scenes included additional healthcare professionals such as medical doctors, physiotherapists, medical engineers, or nurses who provided care in conjunction with the assigned nurses. (e) The staff in Patient-Staff refers to healthcare professionals and does not include nurses assigned to the patients who participated in the study.