Health care professionals have begun to view family members as an integral part of the
healing process and the well-being of patients in the intensive care unit. The needs of family …

Family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) may experience stress,
disorganization, and helplessness which may ultimately result in difficulty in mobilizing …

More research is needed to assess and address all areas of concern to family members.
Options such as family discussion groups, patient-family or psychiatric liaison nurses, or …

Aims and objectives. Insight into the needs and experiences of family members is an initial
but necessary step in providing appropriate care for both family members and the patient …

Concerns for family members of critically ill patients are evident in nursing literature;
however, assessment parameters and intervention strategies during the critical care …

To identify important needs of families of critically ill patients, and the degree to which these
needs were being met, 64 family members and 58 nurses were asked to complete a …

Objective To describe the contributions to care that family members perform while their loved
one is at high risk of dying in the intensive care unit. Design Exploratory, descriptive …

PURPOSE: The aims of the study were to assess opinions of caregivers, families, and
patients about involvement of families in the care of intensive care unit (ICU) patients; to …

Aims and objectives. The purpose of this research was to examine current perceptions of
adult family members' needs of intensive care unit patients in the Midwest, USA. Examining …

BACKGROUND: Critical illness often occurs without warning. leaving families feeling
vulnerable and helpless with no clear knowledge of what to expect from health care …