SynthesisNursing open2023
Effect of intensive care unit diary on quality of life of intensive care unit survivors and their relatives: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effect of intensive care unit diary on quality of life of intensive care unit survivors and their relatives: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
- Non clinic-Based Interventions to Mitigate Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Scoping Review.Critical care explorations · 2026Article
- Post intensive care syndrome: A review of clinical symptoms, evaluation, intervention.Heliyon · 2024Review
- The Impact of an Intensive Care Diary on the Psychological Well-Being of Patients and Their Family Members: Longitudinal Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate the current literature on the effect of ICU diaries on the quality of life of ICU survivors and their relatives.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsWe searched the online databases Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI and WanFang from inception to April 2021. Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) were used to assess the methodological quality.
resultsSeven studies were identified. ICU diaries improved the QoL of ICU survivors (SMD 0.79, 95% CI 0.24-1.34), and a small study described no benefit of diaries in improving the QoL of relatives.
conclusionThis meta-analysis revealed the use of ICU diaries to improve the QoL in survivors, but the ICU diaries do not have a beneficial effect on the QoL in relatives. The evidence summarized in our study is limited and biased, and more research should be carried out to verify it.
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