Clinical validity of a relocation stress scale for the families of patients transferred from intensive care units

Abstract

The findings of this study provide a reliable and valid assessment tool when nurses prepare families for patient transfer from an ICU to a ward setting, and may also provide useful information to those developing an intervention programme for family relocation stress management.

A tailored relocation stress intervention programme for family caregivers of patients transferred from a surgical intensive care unit to a general ward

“…The scale developers also reported a Cronbach's alpha (internal consistency coefficients) for the scale of 0·83 (Oh et al . ), and in the present study, it was 0·84.…”

“…The validity of this scale was verified using face, content and construct validities (factor analysis, the known group methods and nomological validity) by the scale developers (Oh et al . ). The scale developers also reported a Cronbach's alpha (internal consistency coefficients) for the scale of 0·83 (Oh et al .…”

“…Subject relocation stress levels were assessed using the Family Relocation Stress Scale developed by Oh et al . () from Son's Relocation Stress Syndrome Scale (). The Family Relocation Stress Scale is a 17‐item, 5‐point scale that consists of four subscales (separation anxiety due to the transfer from an ICU, recognition of changes in treatment condition or environment, recognition that a patient is still critically ill and apprehension regarding nursing care in a general ward).…”

Survey of family satisfaction with intensive care units

“…Studies regarding the ICU experience of family members in Asia are limited, [ 8 – 10 ] and family satisfaction in the critical care setting has not yet been properly evaluated. As part of an ongoing quality improvement effort, we aimed to assess family satisfaction in the ICUs of hospitals affiliated with our university.…”

Developing a Machine Learning prediction model for bedside decision support by predicting readmission or death following discharge from the Intensive Care unit

“…Thus, there is a so-called treatment gap between the ICU and the general hospital ward. Therefore, the decision to discharge patients from the ICU to the hospital ward following clinical recovery is often both challenging for the ICU team with respect to optimal timing and stressful to patients due to lack of continuous monitoring and lower availability of nurses and physicians on the ward [1]. The transition of care to different healthcare providers in a less monitored environment may lead to preventable errors and adverse events, including ICU readmission and death [2,3].…”