Table 6 Communication options
|  | Non-specialised units N = 152 | % | Specialised units N = 30 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Communication options | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low-technology aids | 99 | 65.1 | 21 | 70 |
Advice to patients and family | 97 | 63.8 | 22 | 73.3 |
Encourage mouthing | 88 | 57.9 | 22 | 73.3 |
High-technology aids | 48 | 31.6 | 9 | 30 |
No special support | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
Don’t know | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 |
Other | 6 | 3.9 | 2 | 6.7 |
Cuff down for speech | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yesa | 51 | 33.6 | 18 | 60 |
Sometimes | 44 | 28.9 | 4 | 13.3 |
No | 10 | 6.6 | 3 | 10 |
Don’t know | 10 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.3 |
Use of speaking valves | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sometimes | 66 | 43.4 | 14 | 46.7 |
No | 27 | 17.8 | 3 | 10 |
Alwaysa | 15 | 9.9 | 6 | 20 |
After nasendoscopy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
Other | 8 | 5.3 | 1 | 3.3 |
