State anxiety, uncertainty in illness, and needs of family members of critically ill patients and their experiences with family-centered multidisciplinary rounds: A mixed model study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine whether family-centered multidisciplinary rounds could alleviate anxiety and uncertainty in illness and meet needs for critically ill patients' families. A family-centered multidisciplinary rounds protocol was developed identifying needs of critically ill patients' families, and family experiences were reviewed through in-depth interviews. A sequential mixed-methods study was utilized, combining survey data and semi-structured interviews in a tertiary medical intensive care unit in South Korea. A structured questionnaire assessed needs, anxiety, and uncertainty in illness for 50 participants. Interview data of 10 participants were analyzed using grounded theory. Assurance was the highest family need, followed by information need. Family needs differed accordin

SUBMITTER: Kang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282650 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature