Trial reportBMJ open2022
Impact of family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on team performance and perceived task load: a prospective randomised simulator-based trial.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Nurses' perceptions of family presence during resuscitation/CPR in emergency departments in Palestine: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Functional Access to Public Defibrillators and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Population-Based Geospatial Analysis in Korea.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Exploring emergency nurses' attitudes toward family presence during resuscitation: a cross-sectional study in Southwest China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Attitudes of Iranian Emergency Department Staff Toward Family Presence During Resuscitation.Journal of caring sciences · 2025Review
- Influence of different relationships of bystanders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients on the effectiveness of dispatcher-assisted CPR.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Public Perceptions of Family Presence During Resuscitation: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Slovenia.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2025Article
- Simulation intervention related to family presence during resuscitation for physicians and medical students: a scoping review.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2025Article
- How to enrich team research in healthcare by considering five theoretical perspectives.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- COVID-19 CPR-Impact of Personal Protective Equipment during a Simulated Cardiac Arrest in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Comparative Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of Withdrawn vs. Agitated Relatives during Resuscitation on Team Workload: A Single-Center Randomised Simulation-Based Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesGuidelines recommend family presence to be offered during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Data on the effects of family presence on the quality of CPR and rescuers' workload and stress levels are sparse and conflicting. This randomised trial investigated the effects of family presence on quality of CPR, and rescuers' perceived stress.
designProspective randomised single-blind trial.
settingVoluntary workshops of educational courses.
participants1085 physicians (565 men) randomised to 325 teams entered the trial. 318 teams completed the trial without protocol violation.
interventionsTeams were randomised to a family presence group (n=160) or a control group (n=158) and to three versions of leadership: (a) designated at random, (b) designated by the team or (c) left open. Thereafter, teams were confronted with a simulated cardiac arrest which was video-recorded. Trained actors played a family member according a scripted role.
main outcome measuresThe primary endpoint was hands-on time. Secondary outcomes included interaction time, rescuers' perceived task load and adherence to CPR algorithms.
resultsTeams interacted with the family member during 24 (17-36) % of the time spent for resuscitation. Family presence had no effect on hands-on time (88% (84%-91%) vs 89% (85%-91%); p=0.18). Family presence increased frustration (60 (30-75) vs 45 (30-70); p<0.001) and perceived temporal (75 (55-85) vs 70 (50-80); p=0.001) and mental demands (75 (60-85) vs 70 (55-80); p=0.009), but had no relevant effect on CPR performance markers. Leadership condition had no effects.
conclusionsInteracting with a family member occupied about a quarter of the time spent for CPR. While this additional task was associated with an increase in frustration and perceived temporal and mental demands, family presence had no relevant negative effect on the quality of CPR. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: DRKS00024759.
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