ReviewIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2016
Intensive Care Unit death and factors influencing family satisfaction of Intensive Care Unit care.
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- An evaluation of DeepSeek and healthcare professionals' Q&A capabilities in improving patient-family satisfaction in the ICU.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Family satisfaction and healthcare providers' moral distress in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Semiotics of ICU Physicians' Views on End-of-life Care and Quality of Dying in a Critical Care Setting: A Qualitative Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024Article
- Family Satisfaction with Care Provided in Intensive Care Unit; a Multi-Center, Cross-Sectional Study.Patient related outcome measures · 2024Article
- Assessment of Satisfaction Levels Among Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Critical care research and practice · 2024Article
- A continuum of communication: family centred care at the end of life in the intensive care unit.Intensive care medicine · 2023Article
- Nurses' perceptions of barriers and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Outcomes of palliative care consultation in patients with ESRD who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Clinical nephrology · 2021Article
- Spiritual and Religious Coping of Medical Decision Makers for Hospitalized Older Adult Patients.Journal of palliative medicine · 2019Article
- Going beyond "bad news": A surgical case report and systematic review of the literature surrounding futile care.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019Article
- Family members´ experiences of the end-of-life care environments in acute care settings - a photo-elicitation study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2018Article
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Complicated Grief are Common in Caregivers of Neuro-ICU Patients.Neurocritical care · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionFamily satisfaction of Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) care is believed to be associated with ICU survival and ICU outcomes. A review of literature was done to determine factors influencing FS-ICU care in ICU deaths.
resultsFactors that positively influenced FS-ICU care were (a) communication: Honesty, accuracy, active listening, emphatic statements, consistency, and clarity; (b) family support: Respect, compassion, courtesy, considering family needs and wishes, and emotional and spiritual support; (c) family meetings: Meaningful explanation and frequency of meetings; (d) decision-making: Shared decision-making; (e) end of life care support: Support during foregoing life-sustaining interventions and staggered withdrawal of life support; (f) ICU environment: Flexibility of visiting hours and safe hospital environment; and (g) other factors: Control of pain and physical symptoms, palliative care consultation, and family-centered care. Factors that negatively influenced FS-ICU care were (a) communication: Incomplete information and unable to interpret information provided; (b) family support: Lack of emotional and spiritual support; (c) family meetings: Conflicts and short family meetings; (d) end of life care support: Resuscitation at end of life, mechanical ventilation on day of death, ICU death of an elderly, prolonged use of life-sustaining treatment, and unfamiliar technology; and (e) ICU environment: Restrictive visitation policies and families denied access to see the dying loved ones.
conclusionFamilies of the patients admitted to ICU value respect, compassion, empathy, communication, involvement in decision-making, pain and symptom relief, avoiding futile medical interventions, and dignified end of life care.
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