Providing psychological support to people in intensive care: development and feasibility study of a nurse-led intervention to prevent acute stress and long-term …

D Wade, N Als, V Bell, C Brewin, D D'Antoni… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Adverse psychological outcomes, following stressful experiences in critical care,
affect up to 50% of patients. We aimed to develop and test the feasibility of a psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological symptoms in relatives of critically ill patients: A longitudinal cohort study

C de Ridder, M Zegers, D Jagernath… - Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To explore the psychologic impact of an ICU stay on relatives and to
determine patient and relative factors, including their pre-ICU mental health status …

Preoperative ICU tours: are they helpful?

D Lynn-McHale, A Corsetti, E Brady-Avis… - American Journal of …, 1997 - AACN
BACKGROUND: Although preoperative education decreases the anxiety of patients and
family members, the usefulness of a preoperative tour of the ICU has not been studied. In …

Tailored multicomponent program for discomfort reduction in critically ill patients may decrease post-traumatic stress disorder in general ICU survivors at 1 year

P Kalfon, M Alessandrini, M Boucekine, S Renoult… - Intensive care …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Reducing discomfort in the intensive care unit (ICU) should have a positive effect
on long-term outcomes. This study assessed whether a tailored multicomponent program for …

Using targeted information to meet the needs of surgical patients

MJ Pritchard - Nursing Standard (through 2013), 2011 - search.proquest.com
Staying in hospital, particularly when undergoing surgical treatment, may be emotionally
distressing. Patients may have to deal with separation from family and friends, disruption to …

The Effect of Chaplain Patient navigators and Multidisciplinary Family meetings on patient outcomes in the ICU: the critical care collaboration and communication …

F Alghanim, M Furqan, L Prichett, J Landon… - Critical care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of a chaplain patient navigator in improving
outcomes and reducing costs in the ICU setting. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial at a …

Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives

E Young, J Eddleston, S Ingleby, J Streets… - Intensive care …, 2005 - Springer
Objective This study gathered data on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients and
relatives after discharge from intensive care and examined whether the intensive care …

Effectiveness of informational support on anxiety among family carers of patients undergone open heart surgery

I Masoomeh, H Zahra, S Naiemeh, H Hamid - 2012 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Hospitalization of patients in the intensive care unit of open heart surgery [ICUOH] is often
stressful for patients' family carers. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the …

[HTML][HTML] A communications bundle to improve satisfaction for critically ill patients and their families: a prospective, cohort pilot study

RL Awdish, D Buick, M Kokas, H Berlin… - Journal of pain and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Communication skills training with simulated patients is used by many academic
centers, but how to translate skills learned in simulated settings to improve communication in …

Factors influencing on burden of family members of intensive care patients: planned transfer to general ward after intensive care

HS Lee, M You, SK Lee, YJ Son - The Journal of the Korea …, 2014 - koreascience.kr
The aim of this study was to identify the levels of family members' burden and to describe
factors influencing on famiCX*//8ly caregiver's burden when they are planned to transfer to …