Interventions to promote patients and families' involvement in adult intensive care settings: a protocol for a mixed-method systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been an identified need for greater patient and family member involvement in healthcare. This is particularly relevant in an intensive care unit (ICU), as the family provides a key communicative and practical link between patient and clinician. Family members have been deemed a positive beneficial influence on ICU care and recovery processes, yet they themselves are often emotionally affected after discharge. There has been no standardised evidenced-based approach which explores research on family member involvement and the range and quality of contributions remain unclear. This project will undertake a systematic review to assess the evidence base for interventions designed to promote patient and family member involvement in adult intensive care settings and d

SUBMITTER: Xyrichis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657078 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature