ArticleCritical care explorations2021
Written Care Summaries Facilitate Communication Between Families and Providers of ICU Patients: A Pilot Study.
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Artificial Intelligence-Generated Written Communication for Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients - A Pilot Study
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Challenges faced by families of critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Patient education and counseling · 2022Trial
- After-visit and discharge summaries: a scoping review of stakeholder perspectives and experiences.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Clinician-initiated written communication for families of patients at a long-term acute care hospital.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Interviews with primary care physicians identify unmet transition needs after ICU.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Article
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Abstract
ICU providers may invite families to participate in daily rounds to inform them of the patient's condition and to support their emotional well-being. Daily written summaries of care may provide complementary benefits.
designQualitative interviews with surrogates of ICU patients who received daily written summaries of care.
settingSingle, urban academic medical center. PATIENTS/SUBJECTS: A convenience sample of 30 surrogates of nondecisional, medical ICU patients.
interventionsDaily written summaries detailed each of the patient's main ICU problems, the presumed causes of each of the problems, and the medical team's plan to address each of the problems for each ICU day. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsThere were four ways that written summaries affected the participant's experience: 1) providing clarity to participants regarding the patient's condition, 2) facilitating participant understanding of the patient's clinical course, 3) facilitating communication between participants and medical providers, and 4) facilitating communication between participants and other family members. Overarching themes were that summaries were understandable, had appropriate level of detail, and added value to the ICU experience.
conclusionsIn this pilot study, family members had positive impressions of receiving daily written summaries of care. Further study is needed to determine the extent to which written communication may affect family and patient outcomes.
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