title: Barriers and facilitators to children's use of speech-generating devices: a descriptive qualitative study of mothers' perspectives.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators to children's use of speech-generating devices (SGD).
  
  
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses can use the list of barriers and facilitators provided here as a springboard to discuss the families' experiences with device use.
authors.affiliation: Family Health, Indiana School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crisp
authors.forename: Claire Burke
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Draucker
authors.forename: Marsha L Cirgin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ellett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Barriers; content analysis; facilitators; pediatric; qualitative; speech-generating device