Communication, Consciousness Disorders, Intensive Care
Conditions
Keywords
Glasgow Coma Scale, Glasgow Outcome Scale, Ethics
Brief summary
Objectives: (1) To check music or voice message influence on vital signs, facial expressions or muscular tonus of coma, vegetative or sedated patients; (2) To connect the existence of patient's responsiveness with the Glasgow Coma Scale or with the Ramsay Sedation Scale; (3)To evaluate the relation between the response and the score of Glasgow Outcome Scale.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* To be in disorder of consciousness; * To be evaluated according to one of the Scales and to have a score in the study range: in physiological comas, score between 3 to 8 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS); in induced coma, one of the last two scores of Ramsay Sedation Scale (RSS), R5 or R6; * To have hearing function preserved according to family; * To have written consent from the family or responsible party for the patient's participation
Exclusion criteria
* Score between 9 to 15 in GCS or scores R1, R2, R3 or R4 in RSS
Countries
Brazil