[Communication of needs in laryngectomized patients: Pictorrino]. / Comunicación de necesidades en el paciente laringectomizado: Pictorrino.

OBJECTIVE: To design, create and validate a pictogram, called Pictorrino, as a tool to obtain direct and simple communication with laryngectomized patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a prospective sample of 10 laryngectomized patients within the first postoperative week, their principal needs and demands were evaluated, and were confirmed in a retrospective second sample of 10 laryngectomized patients who attended reviews in the outpatient clinic. Thereafter, pictograms were created to state such needs in as clear a fashion as possible. RESULTS: A pictogram was designed and validated, named and registered as Pictorrino, consisting of a board, which showed these pictograms on one of its sides, and a visual analogue scale of pain, with the aim of enabling the patient to express the demand or need at every moment. CONCLUSIONS: With Pictorrino we have achieved a multicultural tool that allows a more direct communication with laryngectomized patients.

Comunicación de necesidades en el paciente laringectomizado: Pictorrino© / Communication of needs in laryngectomized patients: Pictorrino©

Objetivo: Diseñar, elaborar y validar un pictograma, llamado Pictorrino©, como herramienta de comunicación directa y sencilla con el paciente laringectomizado. Pacientes y métodos: En una muestra prospectiva de 10 laringectomizados durante la primera semana posquirúrgica, se evaluaron las principales necesidades y demandas del paciente, que se confirmaron de forma retrospectiva con otra muestra de 10 pacientes laringectomizados que acudían a revisión en consultas. A continuación, se procedió a la elaboración de unos pictogramas que plasmaran lo más gráficamente posible dichas necesidades. Resultados: Se diseñó y validó un pictograma, denominado y registrado como Pictorrino©, consistente en una pizarra en la que en una de sus caras muestra dichos pictogramas y una escala visual analógica de dolor, con el fin de que el paciente señale la demanda o necesidad que presente en cada momento. Conclusiones: Con el Pictorrino© hemos conseguido una herramienta multicultural que nos permite una comunicación más directa con el paciente laringectomizado (AU)

Objective: To design, create and validate a pictogram, called Pictorrino©, as a tool to obtain direct and simple communication with laryngectomized patients. Patients and methods: In a prospective sample of 10 laryngectomized patients within the first postoperative week, their principal needs and demands were evaluated, and were confirmed in a retrospective second sample of 10 laryngectomized patients who attended reviews in the outpatient clinic. Thereafter, pictograms were created to state such needs in as clear a fashion as possible. Results: A pictogram was designed and validated, named and registered as Pictorrino©, consisting of a board, which showed these pictograms on one of its sides, and a visual analogue scale of pain, with the aim of enabling the patient to express the demand or need at every moment. Conclusions: With Pictorrino© we have achieved a multicultural tool that allows a more direct communication with laryngectomized patients (AU)