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Feasibility of a standardized family participation programme in the intensive care unit: A pilot survey study.
- Source :
- Nursing Open; Jun2023, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p3596-3602, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Aim: To assess the feasibility and applicability of a standardized programme to facilitate family participation in essential care activities in the intensive care unit. Design: Pilot study with a cross‐sectional survey design. Methods: A standardized programme to facilitate family participation in essential nursing care activities was implemented in intensive care units of three hospitals in the Netherlands from November 2018 until March 2019. The feasibility and applicability of the programme were assessed with surveys of the patients, relatives and healthcare providers. Results: Three intensive care units successfully implemented the standardized programme. Three patients, ten relatives and 37 healthcare providers responded to the surveys. Patients appreciated family participation and recognized that their relatives liked to participate. Relatives appreciated being able to do something for the patient (80%) and to participate in essential care activities (60%). The majority of relatives (60%) felt they had sufficient knowledge and skills to participate and did not feel obliged nor uncomfortable. Healthcare providers felt they were trained adequately and motivated to apply family participation; application was perceived as easy, clear and relatively effortless according to the majority. According to 68% of the healthcare providers, most relatives were perceived to be capable of learning to participate in essential care activities. Some healthcare providers felt uncertain about the patient's wishes regarding family participation, with some indicating the behaviours of relatives and patients discouraged them from offering family participation. Use of a standardized programme to facilitate family participation in essential care activities in the intensive care unit seems feasible and applicable as determined by relatives and healthcare providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INTENSIVE care units
PILOT projects
LEISURE
PATIENT participation
INTENSIVE care nursing
EVALUATION of human services programs
ACADEMIC medical centers
CRITICALLY ill
CROSS-sectional method
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
DISTRACTION
HUMAN comfort
BREATHING exercises
NUTRITION
FAMILIES
HOSPITAL health promotion programs
PATIENTS
QUANTITATIVE research
ACTIVITIES of daily living
HUMAN services programs
FAMILY-centered care
PATIENTS' attitudes
FAMILY attitudes
SPOUSES
CLINICAL competence
COMMUNICATION
PHYSICAL mobility
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
DATA analysis software
THEMATIC analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20541058
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Open
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163632216
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1603