Article: Essential Care Needs for Patients' Family Members at the Intensive Care Units in Palestine.
Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
2020 Volume 25, Issue 2, Page(s) 154–159
Abstract: Background: Understanding the needs of families of hospital patients, especially those in intensive care units is key to providing comprehensive, effective support. The aim of this study is to determine the needs of families of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ...
| Abstract | Background: Understanding the needs of families of hospital patients, especially those in intensive care units is key to providing comprehensive, effective support. The aim of this study is to determine the needs of families of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients in four Palestinian hospitals. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional, analytic study including 240 participants selected using convenience sampling. Data was obtained from participants from September 2016 to April 2018. The Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI) was distributed to examine their needs. Descriptive analysis, Results: The results revealed that the assurance domain was the most important, but participants had some unmet needs from the support domain. Parents reported higher levels of importance of all needs than other types of relatives of patients. In addition, participants with a higher level of education reported a significantly higher level of importance in the dimensions of assurance (F Conclusions: Family members of ICU patients have certain unmet needs, which require attention from healthcare professionals and administration in Palestinian hospitals. In addition, sociodemographic variables influence family member needs. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-02-24 |
| Publishing country | India |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2609892-1 |
| ISSN | 2228-5504 ; 1735-9066 |
| ISSN (online) | 2228-5504 |
| ISSN | 1735-9066 |
| DOI | 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_9_19 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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