Nurse-Led Family Support Intervention for Families of Critically Ill Patients: The FICUS Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Among families of patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs), insufficient communication and support may increase family distress that can lead to adverse health outcomes. Family-focused care is recommended, but high-quality experimental research is lacking.

Objective

To determine whether a nurse-led, interprofessional, multicomponent family support intervention improves family satisfaction, communication quality, and support to families.

Design, setting, and participants

This study was a multicenter, cluster-randomized clinical trial with 1:1 allocation of ICUs using minimization. Family members of critically ill patients who were treated for at least 48 hours at 16 adult ICUs in 12 hospitals in Switzerland were enrolled between May 2022 and January 2

SUBMITTER: Naef R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12558129 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature