Background and Objective: Hospitalization of a family member especially in the intensive
care units (ICUs) is a crisis that can cause anxiety in the whole family. The present study was
conducted to determine some effective factors that can lead to anxiety in families of patients
hospitalized in Rasht ICUs in 2006. Materials and Methods: In this cross–sectional study 218
family members of 130 inpatients of Rasht Poorsina and Razi hospital ICUs were selected.
Data were collected using researcher–made and hospital anxiety depression (HADS) …

Hospitalization of a family member especially in the intensive care units [ICUs] is a crisis that
can cause anxiety in the whole family. The present study was conducted to determine some
effective factors that can lead to anxiety in families of patients hospitalized in Rasht ICUs in
2006. In this cross-sectional study 218 family members of 130 inpatients of Rasht Poorsina
and Razi hospital ICUs were selected. Data were collected using researcher-made and
hospital anxiety depression [HADS] questionnaire. The results showed that the majority …