ICU sedation, delirium & recovery

A user evaluation of speech/phrase recognition software in critically ill patients: a DECIDE-AI feasibility study

Crit CarePublished Prospective feasibility study

Authors' conclusion

This feasibility evaluation of a novel speech/phrase recognition app using SRAVI demonstrated a good correlation between spoken phrases and app recognition.

Study context

Population
Critically ill patients with tracheostomies and speech impairments, tertiary hospital critical care unit, northwest England
Participants
14 patients · 516 phrase identifiable recordings
Exposure
Deep neural networks (DNN) vs dynamic time warping (DTW) processing methods in the speech/phrase recognition app for voice impaired (SRAVI) speech/phrase recognition app
Outcome
Phrase recognition accuracy (top three ranked phrases and rank 1)
Methodological detailsDECIDE-AI, single-centre
  • DECIDE-AI
  • Single-centre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Recognition accuracy
GroupTotal recognition accuracy (ranks 1–3)Rank 1 accuracy
DNN86%75%
DTW74%48%

Total recognition accuracy (ranks 1–3)

DNN86%
DTW74%

Rank 1 accuracy

DNN75%
DTW48%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

A user evaluation of speech/phrase recognition software in critically ill patients: a DECIDE-AI feasibility study. Crit Care. Published 10 July 2023. doi:10.1186/s13054-023-04420-x

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