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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Exploring the Experiences of Family Members When a Patient Is Admitted to the ICU with a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review.

Kati Hayes, Sam Harding, Kirsten Buckley, Bronagh Blackwood, Jos M Latour

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Significant other reported outcome measures within European cohorts of severely injured patients: A systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kati HayesResearch and Development Department, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8686-0663
Sam HardingResearch and Development Department, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5870-2094
Kirsten BuckleyLearning and Research Centre, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
Bronagh BlackwoodThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4583-5381
Jos M LatourSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8087-6461

Funding

National Institute for Health Research NIHR302674
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The needs of family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unmet. To date, no review has been performed to explore the experiences of relatives of adults who have been admitted to the ICU for treatment of a TBI. The aim of this scoping review is to explore and map the evidence of the experiences of family members when an adult relative is admitted to an ICU with a severe TBI. This review follows a combination of guidelines from Arksey and O'Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute. Five electronic databases, Medline, Emcare, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycInfo were searched in February 2023, as were a number of grey literature sources. The population, concepts, and context framework were used to define the inclusion and exclusion criteria. From 4077 records, nine studies were retained, which represented seven discrete studies. The experiences of family members were thematically analyzed. The narrative synthesis of findings revealed three themes: communication with the clinical team, uncertainty, and involvement in care. These results offer richness and depth of understanding to clinicians regarding the experiences of families during this traumatic time. This review provides direction for targeted interventions aimed at supporting family members while in the ICU.

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caregiverscritical carefamily membersintensive carescoping reviewsevere traumatic brain injury

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PMID37445232
PMCPMC10342526

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