Needs of the family in the intensive care units: a review of the literature

PB MI, CG Vivar - Enfermería intensiva, 2011 - europepmc.org
PB MI, CG Vivar
Enfermería intensiva, 2011europepmc.org
Results After including the articles that met the screening criteria, 30 articles were finally
selected. Of these, 11 were reviews of the literature, 7 qualitative studies and 12 more were
quantitative investigations. Four groups of needs in the families were identified after the
analysis of these articles, these being cognitive, emotional, social and practical. Discussion
One of the main needs of the family is to receive better information from the professionals
followed by the need for closeness with the ill family member. This review proposes that, in …
Results
After including the articles that met the screening criteria, 30 articles were finally selected. Of these, 11 were reviews of the literature, 7 qualitative studies and 12 more were quantitative investigations. Four groups of needs in the families were identified after the analysis of these articles, these being cognitive, emotional, social and practical.
Discussion
One of the main needs of the family is to receive better information from the professionals followed by the need for closeness with the ill family member. This review proposes that, in order to cover these needs, the information should be protocolized and the visiting hours should be made flexible. Furthermore, incorporation of two familial evaluation tools, the genogram and ecomap, is proposed.
Conclusions
This work has revealed the importance of having the Intensive Care nurses identify the needs of the family during the admission of the patient in the ICU in order to be able to provide help, support and counseling care that relieves the suffering of the families.
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