Involvement of family members is imperative to collaborative, ethical and patient-centered
care in the Intensive Care Unit. Family involvement is a broad term that encompasses …

BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) treatment can lead to fear, anxiety, depression,
panic, and tension in the family. Place of the family as active presence, guardian, facilitator …

Objetivo: analisar a produção científica sobre as condutas de apoio dos profissionais às
famílias e a participação destas no processo de tomada de decisão diante da internação de …

Introducción. Hasta un tercio de los familiares de pacientes críticos desarrollan síntomas de
estrés postraumático, además de otras patologías mentales. Conocer la forma en la que las …

The aim of this study is to adapt the BSCP (Brief Scales for Coping Profile) scale to Turkish
and to investigate its psychometric properties among textile workers. Methods: This a …

Being aware of the severity of their medical condition is a key precondition for patients with
advanced disease to be involved in advance care planning. This thesis aims to describe the …

Critically ill patients and their family members are at risk for dehumanisation in the stressful
environment of an intensive care unit (ICU). This chapter describes the behaviours a clinical …

Untroubled pullers are individuals that engage in recurrent, noncosmetic hair pulling but do
not report experiencing clinically significant distress or impairment in response to their hair …

Objetivo: analisar a produção científica sobre as condutas de apoio dos profissionais às
famílias e a participação destas no processo de tomada de decisão diante da internação de …

The chapter on end-of-life care focuses on important aspects of caring for families of dying
ICU patients. Mainly, this chapter discusses the symptom burden experienced by ICU …