Family Resilience in the ICU: A Concept Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concept of family resilience is a promising way to improve families' ability to cope with sudden change. However, there is no consensus in the field of intensive care regarding its definition.

Aim

The aim of this concept analysis was to develop a deeper understanding of the phrase 'family resilience in the ICU' within the nursing discipline to facilitate its comprehension, implementation and evaluation.

Study design

We performed a comprehensive search of Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, OVID, Embase, CINAHL (EBSCO), CNKI (Chinese), Wangfang (Chinese), VIP (Chinese) and SinoMed (Chinese) with MeSH terms and keywords, including critical care/intensive/ICU, family, resilienc* and hardiness. The inclusion criteria were the subject of family resilience in t

SUBMITTER: Sun S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358821 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature