"What families want - an assessment of family expectations in the ICU".

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Families of patients admitted in the intensive care units (ICUs) experience high levels of emotional stress. Access to information about patient's medical conditions and quality relationships with healthcare staff are high priority needs for these families and meeting these needs of the family members is a primary responsibility of ICU physicians and nurses.

Methodology

Our objectives were to assess the expectations of ICU patients' families that can be fulfilled by physicians and nurses. The design was a descriptive, exploratory questionnaire based study over 6 months in the multidisciplinary ICU of a tertiary care hospital.

Results

Of 205 interviews, the median age of the patient was 28 years. One hundred and nineteen (58%) were male and Eighty six (42%

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3130654 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature