Funding for this research was provided by:
Tobii Dynavox
Xtensia EURL
Association pour la Promotion à Tours de la Réanimation Médicale
Foundation MACSF
CHU Tours, France
Article History
Accepted: 9 February 2018
First Online: 3 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The protocol was reported to the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés) no. 2015_037.
: This project was undertaken in an academic setting and funding was provided by an unrestricted grant from a private foundation: MACSF (Mutuelle d’Assurance du Corps de Santé Français, Putaux, France). The systems were purchased from Tobii Dynavox (Danderyd, Sweden) at a discounted price. The mobile arm enabling easy use of the system in the setting of an intensive care unit was developed in collaboration with Xtensia Eurl, Tours, France. APTRM (Association pour la Promotion à Tours de la Réanimation Médicale), which is an academic association of the intensive care unit of the Tours university hospital, financed the video production. All of the participants in the project are employees of the Tours university hospital (CHRU de Tours).