Family Care Rituals in the ICU to Reduce Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Family Members-A Multicenter, Multinational, Before-and-After Intervention Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the feasibility and efficacy of implementing "Family Care Rituals" as a means of engaging family members in the care of patients admitted to the ICU with a high risk of ICU mortality on outcomes including stress-related symptoms in family members.

Design

Prospective, before-and-after intervention evaluation.

Setting

Two U.S. academic medical ICU's, and one Italian academic medical/surgical ICU.

Subjects

Family members of patients who had an attending predicted ICU mortality of greater than 30% within the first 24 hours of admission.

Interventions

A novel intervention titled "Family Care Rituals" during which, following a baseline observation period, family members enrolled in the intervention phase were given an informational booklet

SUBMITTER: Amass TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7147959 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature