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Patient Communicator app for iPhone and iPad


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Developer: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Free
Current version: 3.3.1, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 06 Nov 2013
App size: 37.1 Mb

The Patient Communicator by the Society of Critical Care Medicine is designed to improve communication among patients, families, and caregivers. With translations in 18 languages; a diary feature; options to easily communicate about pain, moods, and needs; a glossary of terms and other education materials for patients and families; the Patient Communicator app can help ease the stress of a hospital stay.

Features include:
- A diary function that allows patients to track their daily progress during and after a hospital stay
- Translation capabilities that allow for two-way communication in 18 languages on a variety of topics, such as pain, basic needs, feelings, and moods
- A scale that allows patients to identify where on the body they feel sensations of pain, itching, and nausea and express the intensity of these sensations
- More than 30 translatable phrases that allow patients to express various needs related to their care and well-being
- A glossary of terms to help educate patients and families about the intensive care unit
- A free download of the booklet Understanding Your ICU Stay: Information for Patients and Families

Available translation languages:
- English
- Español (Spanish)
- Mandarin (普通话 )
- Dutch (Nederlands)
- Hindi
- French (Français)
- Italiano
- Portuguese (Portuges)
- Russian
- Swedish (Svenska)
- Czech (Čeština)
- Polnisch (Polski/Polish)
- Turkish
- Ukrainian (українська)
- Lithuanian (Lietuvių)
- Arabic
- German (Deutsch)
- Japanese

Contact ​[email protected] for more information.