Background Diaries are written for patients on intensive care units (ICU) by clinicians and
relatives to reduce the risk of psychological complications such as posttraumatic stress …

Objectives: To investigate the effect of nurse-led consultations on reducing post-traumatic
stress symptoms and increasing sense of coherence in discharged ICU patients with …

BACKGROUND: Reducing waiting anxiety is an important objective of patient-centered care.
Anxiety is linked to negative health outcomes, including longer recovery periods, lowered …

Objectives To assess the evidence for the feasibility and effect of patient and familycentred
care interventions provided in the intensive care unit, single or multicomponent, versus …

Methods: In this clinical trail study, eighty family members of the patients hospitalized in the
intensive care units were randomly divided into interventional and control groups …

Objective To determine if current levels of anxiety, depression and acute stress disorder
symptoms differ significantly among family members of intensive-care-unit patients …

Objectives: Anxiety results from the anticipation of a threat and might be associated with
poor outcome in the critically ill. This study aims at showing that anxiety at admission in …

Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) admission of a relative might lead to psychological
distress and complicated grief (post-intensive care syndrome–family; PICS-F). Evidence …

Background The transfer from an intensive care unit (ICU) to a regular ward often causes
confusion and stress for patients and family members. However, little is known about the …

Background: Increasing awareness of the emotional impact of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
hospitalization on patients and their families has led to a rise in studies seeking to mitigate …