scholarly journals Family perception of humane care provided by health care personnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-23
Author(s):  
Luz Marina Bautista Rodríguez ◽  
Yari Paola García Calderón ◽  
Lessly Johana Medina Chaves ◽  
Karley Ginary Cruz Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Family ◽  
The University ◽  
Care Perception

Objective: To determine the perception the family has about the humane care in the Intensive Care Units of three Health Service Institutions in the city of Cucuta (Colombia). Materials and Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study was performed with a sample of 220 family members that met the requirements of inclusion; for the recollection of the information, the instrument used was denominated Family perception about humanization in the intensive care units, designed and validated in Cucuta by students and teachers of VIII semester from the Nursing Program at the University Francisco de Paula Santander in 2016. To determine the liability the Cronbach’s Alpha was used, obtaining a value of 0.89. Results: The humane care perception by family members was moderate in 63% of the participants. The communication and information, emotional support and family participation were the highest rating categories, while coping and visits had the lowest ratings. Conclusions: The participants of the study perceive as moderate the humane care, since they relate this to the quality of the care provided, considering the evaluated categories in the research. On the other hand, the family members point out that they receive the necessary information and support to involve themselves in the care activities, allowing them for more interaction with the hospitalized familiar and the personnel.

Patients’ and Families’ Satisfaction with Visiting Policies in Cardiac Intensive Care Units

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiva Khaleghparast ◽  
Soodabeh Joolaee ◽  
Majid Maleki ◽  
Hamid Peyrovi ◽  
Behrooz Ghanbari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Cardiac Intensive Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Families play a vital role in the recovery of patients admitted to Intensive Care Units. They can help patients to adapt themselves to the crisis and feel more satisfied.</p><p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>In this study, we examined the patients’ and families’ satisfaction with the current visiting policies in Cardiac Intensive Care Units in the largest Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center of Iran.</p><p><strong>METHOD:</strong> This research used<strong> </strong>a cross-sectional design with a simple random sampling. To do so, 303 patients admitted to those Cardiac Intensive Care Units and their families responded to a two-part questionnaire between September 2014 and March 2015. The inclusion criteria for patients were aged between 18 and 85, acceptable general status to respond to the questions of the questionnaire, and having one of the cardiac diseases symptoms. Intention to attend was the only inclusion criterion for the family members.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The results showed that 167(55.1%) of the participants were dissatisfied with the limited visiting policies of the Cardiac Intensive Care Units, while the satisfaction rate was 43(14.2%). The remaining participants (30.7%) were slightly satisfied with the visiting policies in Cardiac Intensive Care Units.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Patient-centered care is an expectation among patients and their families in the Cardiac Intensive Care Units. It seems that a change in visiting policies is necessary.</p>

scholarly journals The Educational Needs of Family of the Patients Discharged from the Intensive Care Units: The Viewpoints of Nurses and the patients’ Families

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Hajalizadeh ◽  
Mehdi Ahmadinejad ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Mansoor Arab
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Level

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to determine the educational needs of the families of patients discharged from the intensive care units and to compare the views of families and nurses about these needs.Method This was a cross-sectional study. Two hundred eighty nurses and family members of the patients discharged from the intensive care units participated in the survey. A researcher-made questionnaire about the educational needs of the family were used for data collection.Results Nurses significantly estimated the educational needs of families more than what they did (P <0.001). The families and nurses reported the educational needs of self-care as well as nutrition and medicine at the highest level, respectively. Both groups reported the educational needs of defecation at the lowest level.Conclusion Given the high level of family needs, implementing educational and practical interventions is necessary to enhance their skills.

scholarly journals Family satisfaction in the intensive care unit, a cross-sectional study from Norway

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi Olsson Haave ◽  
Hilde Hammerud Bakke ◽  
Agneta Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Icu Stay ◽  
The Family

Abstract Background Becoming critically ill represents not just a great upheaval for the patient in question, but also for the patient’s closest family. In recent years, there has been a change in how the quality of the public health service is measured. There is currently a focus on how patients and their families perceive the quality of treatment and care. It can be challenging for patients to evaluate their stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) due to illness and treatment. Earlier studies show that the perceptions of the family and the patient may concur. It is important, therefore, to ascertain the family’s level of satisfaction with the ICU stay. The aim of the study was to describe how the family evaluate their satisfaction with the ICU stay. A further aim was to identify which demographic variables were associated with differences in family satisfaction. Method The study had a cross-sectional design. A sample of 57 family members in two ICUs in Norway completed the questionnaire: Family satisfaction in the intensive care unit 24 (FS-ICU 24). Statistical analysis was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test (U), Kruskal Wallis, Spearman rho and a performance-importance plot. Results The results showed that families were very satisfied with a considerable portion of the ICU stay. Families were less satisfied with the information they received and the decision-making processes than with the nursing and care performed during the ICU stay. The results revealed that two demographic variables – relation to the patient and patient survival – significantly affected family satisfaction. Conclusion Although families were very satisfied with the ICU stay, several areas were identified as having potential for improvement. The results showed that some of the family demographic variables were significant for family satisfaction. The findings are clinically relevant since the results can strengthen intensive care nurses’ knowledge when meeting the family of the intensive care patient.

scholarly journals Developing Family Satisfaction with Care in Adult Critical Care Public Hospital Terengganu, Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Wan Nor Aliza Wan Abdul Rahman ◽  
Abdul Karim Othman ◽  
Yuzana Mohd Yusop ◽  
Asyraf Afthanorhan ◽  
Hasnah Zani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Care ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family

In admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU), there is a high possibility of a life-threatening condition and possible emotional distress for family members. When the family is distressed and hospitalized, a significant level of stress and anxiety will be generated among family members, thereby decreasing their ability to make responsible decisions. As a result, the family members need full and up-to-date details, helping them to retain hope, and this contributes to lower stress levels. While there is growing evidence of the effectiveness of shared decision-making for family members who are directly involved in decisions, particularly regarding shared decision-making in the Malaysian context, there is less evidence that supported decisions help overall outcome. This study aims to developing the family satisfaction with decision making in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU)-33 Malay language version of family member’s satisfaction with care and decision making during their stay at the intensive care units. A quantitative, cross-sectional validation study and purposive sampling was conducted from 1st November 2017 and 10 October 2018 to January 2020 among 208 of family members.  The family members of the ICU patients involved in this study had an excellent satisfaction level with service care. Higher satisfaction in ICU care resulting in higher decision-making satisfaction and vice versa.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Lessons Learned About Communication Between Family Members and Healthcare Professionals—A Qualitative Study on How Close Family Members of Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit With COVID-19 Experienced Communication and Collaboration With Healthcare Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 004695802110600
Author(s):  
Camilla Bernild ◽  
Malene Missel ◽  
Selina Berg
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Family ◽  
General Experience ◽  
Close Family

Family members to patients admitted to intensive care units in general experience a psychological crisis with elevated levels of needs in support, information, assurance, and proximity. During COVID-19, this has been made more difficult as visiting restrictions prevent proximity and cause less access to communication with healthcare professionals. This study aims to explore and understand how communication with healthcare professionals was experienced by family members to patients admitted to intensive care units with COVID-19. To gain knowledge about this, 12 qualitative interviews with family members of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were conducted. Adopting Reflexive Methodology, the interpretation is carried out following 4 levels, where the empirically grounded themes are analyzed and discussed using Habermas’s theoretical concept of communication. The analysis brought forward 2 interconnected themes about how family members experienced the communication with the healthcare professionals during their loved one’s hospitalization with COVID-19: The Structure and Form of the Communication and The Contents of the Communication. The study concludes that the family members experienced large variation in the ways that healthcare professionals communicated with them. This variation in communication goes for the when, how, what, and who—all adding to the level of uncertainty. The analyses show that the family members need more fixed patterns for the communication, more continuity in terms of who they speak to, and that they wish that the communication be conducted in a way that is true, right, and truthful.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the life habits of the nursing staff working in intensive care units of hospitals in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamires Bicalho ◽  
Ana Paula Peçanha Passos ◽  
Aline Marques ◽  
Carolina Magalhães dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Habits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Nursing Teams

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a major public health challenge. Most patients infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus are critical patients requiring admission to intensive care units (ICU) and qualified nursing care. However, the experiences of nurses from China and Italy showed that one of the biggest obstacles in the care of patients with the disease occurred within the scope of the organization of trained and qualified teams, staff dimensioning, management of supplies and equipment, and attention to the mental health of these professionals. Faced with this pandemic scenario, professional nurses face important challenges concerning care and the quality of nursing services in intensive care. The objective of this research will be to identify the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the life habits of professionals from the Nursing teams who work in the Intensive Care Units in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ. This is a cross-sectional study to be carried out between October and December 2021. Data collection will be carried out through an online questionnaire (Google Forms®) whose sample will consistof professionals from the Nursing teams (nurses and nursing technicians), working in the Intensive Care Units of Private and Public Hospitals in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ. Subsequently, the data obtained will be analyzed using descriptive statistics in the SPSS® software. This study aims to contribute to improving the quality of life and health of nursing professionals working in ICUs and, consequently, the quality of care and patient safety. Furthermore, it is expected that the results corroborate the need to implement health protection strategies for these professionals in the context of the pandemic.

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