ArticlePatient preference and adherence2019
The needs of family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
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- Effects of eHealth interventions on psychological outcomes of post intensive care syndrome-family: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Family Support Strategies During Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
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- Family Members' Needs in Internal Medicine Wards and the ICU: A Comparison.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
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- Surviving COVID-19: patients' experiences of care and path to recovery.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
- A study to assess the psychosocial needs of patient family members in the intensive care unit in India.Acute and critical care · 2024Article
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- The efficacy of phase I cardiac rehabilitation training based on augmented reality on the self-efficacy of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A randomized clinical trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Family engagement in care for medical trainees and early career clinicians.BMC medical education · 2023Review
- The needs and experiences of critically ill patients and family members in intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Malaysia: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Agreement between Family Members and the Physician's View in the ICU Environment: Personal Experience as a Factor Influencing Attitudes towards Corresponding Hypothetical Situations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring family functioning and - hardiness in families' experiencing adult intensive care - A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as state patients in a psychiatric hospital.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2023Article
- Determination of patients' family members' needs and related factors in the intensive care unit with visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Intensive & critical care nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe unanticipated admission of a patient to the intensive care unit (ICU) can be particularly frightening and stressful for their family members. The objective of this study was to identify the most important needs of family members of patients admitted in the ICU and determine their relationship with their sociodemographic characteristics.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted from April to August 2017 among adult family members of patients admitted to the ICU of four public hospitals in the northern region of Saudi Arabia. The "Critical Care Family Needs Inventory" questionnaire was administered to all consenting relatives of ICU patients in order to determine the family needs. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Also, students'
resultsThe most important need identified by the family members was the need for assurance (3.62±0.44), followed by information (3.47±0.59), proximity (3.34±0.44), comfort (3.01±0.72), and support (2.91±0.68). A higher level of education was significantly associated with a higher level of need for assurance (
conclusionThis study has shown that family members of patients admitted to ICU have elevated levels of needs in the assurance, proximity, and information dimensions that require to be addressed. This should guide the development of connection, effective communication, and beneficial cooperation toward offering the best possible care and support to ICU patients and their relatives.
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