Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the
family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty …

Background Despite international bodies calling for increased patient and family
involvement, these concepts remain poorly defined within literature on critical and intensive …

Objective Family caregiver involvement may improve patient and family outcomes in the
intensive care unit. This study describes critical care nurses' approaches to involving family …

Objective The objective was to consider family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) from
the perspective of the family member. Background FPDR has been a topic of interest …

Background There is international interest in the active involvement of patients and the
public. However, consensus on how best to optimize its application is currently unavailable …

Critical care nurses are vital to promoting family engagement in the intensive care unit.
However, nurses have varying perceptions about how much family members should be …

Aims and objectives To evaluate the impact of supportive interventions perceived by both
the intensive care unit patients' relatives and the healthcare providers, such as deferred …

The aim of this study was to examine nurses' attitudes about the importance of family in
nursing care from an international perspective. We used a cross-sectional design. Data were …

Objectives To investigate family and health professional experience with a nurse-led family
support intervention in intensive care. Design Qualitative evaluation study. Setting A twelve …

Background Family participation in essential care activities may benefit both patients and
relatives. Objectives In this integrative review, we aimed to identify needs, perceptions …