Meeting the informational, psychosocial and emotional needs of each ICU patient and family

Wesson, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/s0964-3397(97)80271-6

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“…According to Coyle (2001), effectively minimising transfer anxiety depends on the ability of healthcare personnel to recognise and react positively to the psychological factors that adversely affect their patients. Hence, nurses must meet the psychological and emotional needs of patients and their relatives to facilitate the discharge process (Wesson, 1997) and further research regarding transitions is needed (Kralik et al, 2006).…”

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How can nurses facilitate patient's transitions from intensive care?

Häggström

Asplund

Kristiansen

2012

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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How can nurses facilitate patient's transitions from intensive care?

Häggström

Asplund

Kristiansen

2012

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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“…They can do this only when the rela-P. Bijttebier S. Vanoost D. Delva P. Ferdinande E. Frans Needs of relatives of critical care patients: perceptions of relatives, physicians and nurses tives' needs are accurately assessed [8]. However, many health care professionals are not sufficiently aware of family needs [9], and perceived needs identified by research do not always guide practice [10]. Physicians and nurses often provide routine interventions to families, wasting energy attempting to meet unimportant or nonexistent needs.…”

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Needs of relatives of critical care patients: perceptions of relatives, physicians and nurses

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The overall rankings of the needs by the three groups are very similar. Information emerges as most important factor, with considerably less importance attached to comfort and support. There were significant differences between the groups on all categories and on 24 individual needs. Regarding the need categories, both nurses and physicians underestimate the relatives' need for information and proximity to the patient. Physicians also underestimate the relatives' need for assurance. On the individual need items, relatives' needs are generally underestimated by the staff, but in some cases overestimations are found.

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“…Some authors note, however, that general care staff may not have the time, experience, or knowledge to meet the informational needs of this group of patients. 44,45 Adequate attention to their preparation as information givers is therefore vital. Indeed, both Huber and McClelland 46 and Currie and Watterson 15 support the view that this skill is a key factor in facilitating improved outcomes for patients.…”

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Involving Users in the Development of Effective Critical Care Discharge Information: A Focus Group Study

Bench

Day

Griffiths

2011

American Journal of Critical Care

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Background Discharge from critical care to a general care unit is a difficult period, and more effective information is needed to support patients and their families at this time. Objectives This study sought the views of patients, relatives and health care staff on (1) the most effective methods of delivering critical care discharge information, (2) the required information content of any proposed strategies, (3) the benefits and limitations of any existing strategies, and (4) potential resource implications. Methods In this qualitative focus group study, 11 adult patients, 8 family members, and 23 health care staff in England took part in 8 focus group interviews at 2 hospitals. The computer software program NVIVO7 was used for thematic analysis of the data. Results Three key themes were identified from the data: (1) considerations related to effective discharge information, (2) goals of critical care discharge information, and (3) resource implications. Conclusions This focus group study provides unique user insight into what influences successful and unsuccessful information giving. Based on real experiences, it adds to the limited international body of current evidence. Findings will be of value in designing future critical care discharge information and identifying the related resource implications.

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Meeting the informational, psychosocial and emotional needs of each ICU patient and family

Cited by 43 publications

References 36 publications

How can nurses facilitate patient's transitions from intensive care?

How can nurses facilitate patient's transitions from intensive care?

Needs of relatives of critical care patients: perceptions of relatives, physicians and nurses

Involving Users in the Development of Effective Critical Care Discharge Information: A Focus Group Study

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