2021
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2021188
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Nursing Interventions to Reduce Stress in Families of Critical Care Patients: An Integrative Review

Abstract: Background Having a family member admitted to an intensive care unit is a stressful experience that may lead to psychological symptoms including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Objective To better understand the phenomenon of stress experienced by families of intensive care unit patients and identify nursing interventions that may help reduce it. Method… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3
1
1

Citation Types

0
4
0

Year Published

2022
2022
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
8

Relationship

1
7

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 10 publications
(6 citation statements)
references
References 51 publications
0
4
0
Order By: Relevance
“…After the knee arthroscopy, patients often experience limb pain and swelling several hours after surgery. At this time, the orthopedic clinical nurses cannot be “inactive.” After the pain and swelling have occurred on the patient, they passively ask the doctor for corresponding symptomatic treatment (such as oral administration, intramuscular injection, and intravenous infusion of analgesics), which increases the pain of the patient imperceptively [ 17 , 18 ]. At this point, the clinical nurse should be proactive in assessing pain and swelling.…”
Section: Experiments and Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After the knee arthroscopy, patients often experience limb pain and swelling several hours after surgery. At this time, the orthopedic clinical nurses cannot be “inactive.” After the pain and swelling have occurred on the patient, they passively ask the doctor for corresponding symptomatic treatment (such as oral administration, intramuscular injection, and intravenous infusion of analgesics), which increases the pain of the patient imperceptively [ 17 , 18 ]. At this point, the clinical nurse should be proactive in assessing pain and swelling.…”
Section: Experiments and Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Comme l'infirmier.ère est au chevet de la personne durant l'ensemble des soins prodigués, elle établit rapidement un lien de confiance avec la personne soignée et la famille, ce qui lui permet d'accueillir et d'accompagner cette dernière et lui permettre de verbaliser ses craintes et poser ses questions. Elle a un rôle clé pour aider les membres de la famille de la personne ventilée mécaniquement à gérer le stress important généré par la situation de santé précaire de leur proche (51). À cet effet, l'infirmière doit favoriser le rôle actif de la famille auprès de la personne ventilée mécaniquement, valoriser la collaboration avec celle-ci et maintenir une communication ouverte et franche avec les membres de la famille (51,52).…”
Section: La Familleunclassified
“…Hospitalization of critically ill patients requiring intensive care is challenging for family members who could experience stress, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder 13 . Just as the presence of the family is important for patients, both personal and virtual or remote contact is equally important for the family members themselves, as it enables them to cope with a difficult situation 14 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%