While an admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is stressful, the impending transfer from
ICU to the ward can also result in anxiety for patients and their families. The aim of this study …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to quantify the levels of anxiety experienced by
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients just before transfer to the ward and then twice after …

brodsky‐israeli m. & dekeyser ganz f.(2011) Risk factors associated with transfer anxiety
among patients transferring from the intensive care unit to the ward. Journal of Advanced …

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There is much literature to substantiate the inadvertent emotional and psychological trauma
associated with critical care areas. However, alongside this, there is a growing body of …

Objectives To examine prospectively the impact of transfer time on patient anxiety. Design A
pragmatic prospective cohort study. Setting 14 bed adult intensive care unit (ICU) in a …

With the growing number of clients transferred out of the intensive care units (ICUs) following
increasingly shorter stays, time constraints have become a barrier to effective teaching …

When general ward registered nurses (RN) receive patients from an intensive care unit
(ICU) they report that much of their time in the initial phases revolves around meeting family …

Because family members have an impact on patient recovery, failure to address their needs
may hinder patient recovery. One such need often expressed by family members of acutely …

Introduction: This intervention study examines anxiety and uncertainty in illness in families
transferring from intensive care to a general ward. Methods: The pre-test, post-test design …