Background ICU stay is often associated with negative experiences for the individual patient.
Many patients are disabled and their communication is restricted during the ICU stay …

Background Communication and information in order to reduce anxiety in the intensive care
unit (ICU) has been described as area needing improvement. Therefore, the aim of this trial …

Background According to current evidence and psychological theorizing proper information
giving seems to be a promising way to reduce patient anxiety. In the case of surgical …

Hospital-induced patient anxiety and coping mechanisms are discussed• The value of giving
pre-operative information to reduce anxiety in elective admissions to intensive care unit is …

PURPOSE: Our aim was to undertake a comprehensive systematic review on the efficacy of
information interventions on reducing anxiety in patients and family members on transfer …

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 …

Most patients before a planned surgery experience significant anxiety. The prevalence of
anxiety prior to surgical procedures has been reported to range from 11% to 80% among …

We included 34 trials with 3742 participants, identified through 6 database and
supplementary searches (to May 2017): 29 were randomised; 4 were quasi‐randomised …

Objectives To assess the effects of a vists prior to hospital admission on anxiety, depression
and satisfaction of patients admitted electively to an intensive care unit (ICU). Design A …

Objectives: Critical illness can have a significant psychological impact on patients and their
families. To inform the design of a larger trial, we assessed feasibility of ICU diaries and …