ArticleBMC psychology2025
The relationship of coping strategies with care needs and life expectancy in the families of patients hospitalized in intensive care unit.
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introductionHospitalization of a patient in the intensive care unit is considered a stressful event for family members, which can lead to psychological reactions and changes in care needs. Managing this experience and difficult conditions requires the use of appropriate coping strategies. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between coping strategies, care needs, and life expectancy in the families of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
methodsThe present descriptive-analytical study was conducted among the family members of patients hospitalized in the intensive care units and medical education centers of Qazvin city, Iran, in 2023–2024. 198 family members were included in the study using the Convenience sampling method. Schneider, Billings-Moss, and Lasky questionnaires were used, respectively, to collect data on patients’ life expectancy, coping strategies, and family care needs. Statistical analysis was performed using mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, and SPSS software version 22. To investigate the relationship between variables, univariate regression was first used; then, multivariate regression was used to adjust for the effect of confounding variables. The significance level of all tests was considered less than or equal to 0.05.
resultsBased on the study’s results, the total score of participants’ coping strategies was 50.45 ± 10.18. The results of the present study showed that the participants’ care needs, with a score of 134.08 ± 12.77, are higher than the average. Life expectancy was above average with a total score of 29.01 ± 5.02. The results of multiple regression showed that, with a unit increase in coping strategies, the participants’ life expectancy increased by 0.56 (β = 0.56 (0.29, 0.83), p < 0.001). However, no significant relationship was observed between coping strategies and care needs (β = 0.08 (-0.02, 0.19), P = 0.146).
conclusionThe findings showed that the care needs and life expectancy of these people are above average, and coping strategies have a positive and significant relationship with life expectancy. Given the limitations of cross-sectional studies in inferring causal relationships, further studies are needed to identify the potential role of coping strategies in improving life expectancy. It is suggested that future studies examine the impact of targeted interventions that enhance coping strategies on the care needs and life expectancy of family members of patients hospitalized in intensive care units.
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