Review
Nursing
Azura Abdul Halain, Li Yoong Tang, Mei Chan Chong, Noor Airini Ibrahim, Khatijah Lim Abdullah
Summary: This study aimed to investigate psychological distress among family members of ICU patients, and found high levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. These psychological issues had negative impacts on both the patient and family members.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Oleci Pereira Frota, Adamerflan Gouveia de Sene, Marcos Antonio Ferreira-Junior, Bianca Cristina Ciccone Giacon-Arruda, Elen Ferraz Teston, Daniele Alcala Pompeo, Fabiana Martins de Paula
Summary: This study analyzed coping strategies of family members of patients in intensive care units, finding that family members tended to use coping strategies focused on emotion, especially those attributed to the escape-avoidance factor. Female family members were more likely to adopt problem-focused adaptive strategies, while those with lower education and income were more prone to using maladaptive strategies focused on emotion.
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Benjamin R. E. Harris, Sarah J. Beesley, Ramona O. Hopkins, Eliotte L. Hirshberg, Emily Wilson, Jorie Butler, Thomas A. Oniki, Kathryn G. Kuttler, James F. Orme, Samuel M. Brown
Summary: One-third of family members experienced anxiety at three months after enrollment. While HRV measured by LF/HF ratio was not a predictor of psychological distress, exploratory analyses indicated that DFA may be associated with PTSD outcomes.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emma A. M. Sanderson, Sally Humphreys, Fiona Walker, Daniel Harris, Emma Carduff, Joanne McPeake, Kirsty Boyd, Natalie Pattison, Nazir Lone
Summary: Complicated grief is associated with family members of ICU decedents, with factors such as age, patient treatment decisions, living situation, communication problems playing a role. Tailored bereavement services for ICU families are necessary.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yu-Chun Chen, Chiu-Shu Fang, Chi-Lun Tsai
Summary: The large gap between the demand for and the supply of organs worldwide makes promoting organ donation an important global social issue. This study found that family support and organ donation attitudes were important factors in predicting the willingness to sign a consent form for the organ donation. Nurses and healthcare staff need to consider family support and educate families on organ donation to encourage potential donors to accept and agree to organ donation.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wei Zhang, Yun Tang, Huan Liu, Li ping Yuan, Chu chu Wang, Shu fan Chen, Jin Huang, Xin yuan Xiao
Summary: Most ICU-AW risk prediction models show good efficacy for high-risk groups, but there is bias in their development and verification processes. Large-sample, multi-center studies are needed in the future to provide a reliable basis for ICU-AW risk prediction models.
Review
Nursing
Weijing Sui, Xiaoyan Gong, Xiaoting Qiao, Lixin Zhang, Junning Cheng, Jing Dong, Yiyu Zhuang
Summary: This study examines and synthesizes the qualitative data on family members' perceptions of surrogate decision-making in the intensive care unit. The findings reveal that individuals undergo complex emotional and cognitive processes during surrogate decision-making, and families as a whole experience different processes and outcomes. Furthermore, the decision-making process reflects society's perceptions of the medical system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Valeria Carola, Cristina Vincenzo, Chiara Morale, Massimiliano Pelli, Monica Rocco, Giampaolo Nicolais
Summary: Psychological changes can be observed in patients with COVID-19, especially those who have been hospitalized in intensive care units. This study found that between 20 and 30% of patients still experienced moderate symptoms of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress even 1 and 6 months after discharge. Sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, confusion in placing events, and fear of reinfection were common among patients. Only 7% of patients showed PTSD symptoms after 6 months, while 50% showed post-traumatic growth in the appreciation of life. Patients who used adaptive coping strategies had lower levels of anxious-depressive symptoms and perceived stress compared to those with maladaptive strategies.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Davide Bartoli, Francesca Trotta, Silvio Simeone, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Giovanni Battista Orsi, Oriana Acampora, Marco Di Muzio, Carmen Cappitella, Monica Rocco
Summary: This study conducted a phenomenological research on the lived experiences of families with a member admitted to a COVID-ICU, revealing five main themes including fear, detachment, life on standby, family-related loneliness in the COVID-ICU, and an unexpected event. Understanding these experiences is crucial for recognizing and reducing the risk of developing symptoms of post-intensive care syndrome.
Article
Nursing
Tomas Forsberg, Maria Isaksson, Caroline Schelin, Patrik Lynga, Anna Schandl
Summary: This study explored the experiences of family members of critically ill patients during the COVID-19 visiting restrictions in Sweden. The findings showed that these restrictions negatively impacted their ability to cope with the situation and maintain realistic expectations. The study suggests the need for specific family-centered care guidelines, including the possibility of regular family visits to the ICU, during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Timothy Amass, Lauren Jodi Van Scoy, May Hua, Melanie Ambler, Priscilla Armstrong, Matthew R. Baldwin, Rachelle Bernacki, Mansoor D. Burhani, Jennifer Chiurco, Zara Cooper, Hope Cruse, Nicholas Csikesz, Ruth A. Engelberg, Laura D. Fonseca, Karin Halvorson, Rachel Hammer, Joanna Heywood, Sarah Hochendoner Duda, Jin Huang, Ying Jin, Laura Johnson, Masami Tabata-Kelly, Emma Kerr, Trevor Lane, Melissa Lee, Keely Likosky, Donald McGuirl, Tijana Milinic, Marc Moss, Elizabeth Nielsen, Ryan Peterson, Sara J. Puckey, Olivia Rea, Sarah Rhoads, Christina Sheu, Wendy Tong, Pamela D. Witt, James Wykowski, Stephanie Yu, Renee D. Stapleton, J. Randall Curtis
Summary: The study examines the prevalence of symptoms of stress-related disorders, specifically PTSD, in family members of COVID-19 ICU patients after 90 days of admission. The results show that symptoms of PTSD were high among family members, with Hispanic ethnicity and female gender being associated with higher symptoms.
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Grant A. Pignatiello, Stephanie Griggs, Elliane Irani, Seth Alan Hoffer, Ronald L. Hickman
Summary: This pilot study examined the associations among emotional distress, poor sleep health, and decision fatigue in family members of ICU patients. The study found moderate to large associations between these variables at different time points. Understanding the temporal dynamics and mechanisms of family ICU syndrome symptoms can enhance family-centered critical care.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Janet E. Rennick, Alyssa M. Knox, Stephanie C. Treherne, Karen Dryden-Palmer, Robyn Stremler, Christine T. Chambers, Lyndsey McRae, Michelle Ho, Dale M. Stack, Geoffrey Dougherty, Hailey Fudge, Marsha Campbell-Yeo
Summary: The study explored children's and parents' long-term psychological and behavioral responses within the family context one year after PICU hospitalization. Family members described efforts to readapt to routine life and find a new normal, facing significant emotional and behavioral changes.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Viral G. Jain, Christy Kessler, Linda Lacina, Greg A. Szumlas, Clare Crosh, John S. Hutton, Robert Needlman, Thomas G. Dewitt
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of a program designed to promote reading to infants in the NICU on parental reading behaviors, and found that the program helped increase parental reading frequency in the NICU, especially for high-risk parents who do not enjoy reading.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Matthew A. Diabes, Jennifer N. Ervin, Billie S. Davis, Kimberly J. Rak, Taya R. Cohen, Laurie R. Weingart, Jeremy M. Kahn
Summary: Higher leader inclusiveness and lower job strain at the individual level were independently associated with greater psychological safety. Greater psychological safety was independently associated with stronger perception of teamwork, but not with actual performance of evidence-based practices.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2021)