The needs of family members of intensive care unit patients: A grounded theory study

Beer, Jennifer de; Brysiewicz, Petra

doi:10.7196/sajcc.2016.v32i2.298

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“…Although progress has been made to include not just the patient in the care but also FMs, it is more challenging in a critical care context where complexity of care are prioritized over relational approaches. This is further complicated in a multicultural environment [23], where the critical care context in itself has its own distinctive patterns and subcultures [24].…”

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Describing Nurse's, Doctor's and Family Members’ Perceptions on Family Needs In Critical Care Units at King Khalid Hospital-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Beer¹,

Alnajjar²,

Elarousy³

et al. 2018

Nur Primary Care

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Background: Admissions of critically ill patients in critical care units are considered a stressful and traumatic situation for FMs causing negative effects for them. This results in poor coping or failing to cope with this stressful event, leading to family dysfunction, negatively affecting the patient's progress. Aim and Methods: The aim of the study was to describe the received family needs of family members. Quantitative descriptive design using the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory Tool was used. 67 Family members, 184 critical care nurses and 77 doctors were included in the study using a convenience sampling method. Results: Both pediatric intensive care (mean 3.71) and emergency room respondents (mean 3.61) ranked "to be assured that the best possible care is being given to the patient" at the most important need. This need was ranked the second most important need by respondents in intensive care (mean 3.65).

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Describing Nurse's, Doctor's and Family Members’ Perceptions on Family Needs In Critical Care Units at King Khalid Hospital-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Beer¹,

Alnajjar²,

Elarousy³

et al. 2018

Nur Primary Care

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“…Further, managing critically ill patient based on working experiences may result into failure to promptly intervene when the best interest of the patient is in question [34]. This failure could be due to limited technological skills, broad skills and knowledge base and higher level of decision-making skills [11,35,36]. Critically ill patients are at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems requiring intense and vigilant continuous, comprehensive and detailed intensive care from the critical care prepared health personnel [30].…”

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Caring Critically Ill Patients in the General Wards in Tanzania: Experience of Nurses and Physicians

T¹,

Halima²

2018

Int J Crit Care Emerg Med

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Background: Studies in Tanzania have reported that many hospitals in the country have no intensive care unit (ICU) where critically ill patients could be managed thus critically ill patients are cared for with other non-critical patients. The aim of this study is to describe nurses and physicians' experience of caring critically ill patients in the general wards at the Regional hospital. Methods: A descriptive qualitative design was used. Purposeful sampling method was used to enroll 10 nurses and 5 physicians working in various departments at the regional hospital. Using semi-structured interview guide, 15 interviews were conducted. Qualitative content analysis framework guided analysis of data. Results: Three (3) major themes emerged from the data of nurses and physicians' experiences of providing care to critically ill patients at the regional hospital. These included; being present and staying close, being powerless and lacking caring abilities. Conclusion: Nurses and physicians at regional hospital face multifaceted experiences when caring critically ill patients. Lack of equipment supplies and medicine, lack of expertise in caring for critically ill patients and lack of a special room to care for the critically ill patients, made them feel powerless in providing appropriate and effective care to critically ill patients.

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“…This unexpected admission of a loved one may result in negative effects on the everyday lives of family members as they have little time to adjust to the situation (de Beer & Brysiewicz, 2016). Family members have traumatic experiences when a loved one is admitted into critical care units as they are not psychological prepared for the sudden illness of a loved one.…”

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Describing Family Needs within Adult Critical Care Units at a Military Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Beer¹,

Alnajjar²

2017

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The needs of family members of intensive care unit patients: A grounded theory study

Cited by 25 publications

References 22 publications

Describing Nurse's, Doctor's and Family Members’ Perceptions on Family Needs In Critical Care Units at King Khalid Hospital-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Describing Nurse's, Doctor's and Family Members’ Perceptions on Family Needs In Critical Care Units at King Khalid Hospital-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Caring Critically Ill Patients in the General Wards in Tanzania: Experience of Nurses and Physicians

Describing Family Needs within Adult Critical Care Units at a Military Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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