The Effect of Transition Nursing Program from Intensive Care Units to General Units on Anxiety and Satisfaction of Patients and Their Families: A Clinical Trial Study

Background: Transferring patients from intensive care units to general units can increase anxiety in patients and their families, which can lead to re-admission of patients in intensive units and increase hospitalization costs.Aim: The present study was performed with aim to determine the effect of the transition nursing program from intensive care units to general units on the anxiety and satisfaction of patients and their families.Method: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 50 patients hospitalized in surgical ICUs and 50 of their relatives. The research units were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. Before transfer, patients and their families filled out the Spielberger and satisfaction questionnaire. Then, the transition nursing program was implemented and the patient was examined by the liaison nurse immediately, 8, 16 and 24 hours after transfer. Then, the questionnaires were filled out again. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 22). p