Predictors of Family Dissatisfaction with Support During Neurocritical Care Shared Decision-Making.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a critical need to improve support for families making difficult shared decisions about patient care with clinicians in the neuroscience ICU (neuro-ICU). The aim of this study is to identify patient- and family-related factors associated with dissatisfaction with shared decision-making support among families of neuro-critically ill patients.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study using survey data that had been collected from a consecutive sample of family members of patients in the neuro-ICU (one family member per patient) at two US academic centers. Satisfaction with shared decision-making support on ICU discharge had been measured among family members using one specific Likert scale item on the Family Satisfaction in the ICU 24

SUBMITTER: Weber U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature