Validation of an Instrument to Measure Family Engagement in Acute Cardiac Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engaging families in care leads to improved patient- and family-centreed outcomes and is recommended by cardiovascular societies. However, no validated tools are currently available to measure family engagement in acute cardiac care. We previously described the development of the FAMily Engagement (FAME) instrument. The purpose of this study is to validate the FAME instrument in acute cardiac care.

Methods

The FAME questionnaire was administered to family members of patients in a cardiovascular intensive care unit and ward at an academic tertiary care hospital in Montreal, Canada. After hospital discharge, we assessed family satisfaction in the intensive care unit (FS-ICU) and mental health (using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]). Higher FAME scor

SUBMITTER: Hallot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066429 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature