Psychological burden in inpatient relatives: the forgotten side of medical management

Abstract

The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members remains high at the end of acute health care. It is hoped that improving the provision of information will decrease the risk of psychological distress.

Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU

“…2CFurther research is needed to identify the most effective and cost-effective ways to implement routine family conferences in the ICU setting. Numerous observational studies have suggested the need for improved communication with family members (137,(162)(163)(164)(165)(166)(167). One multicenter observational study analyzed recordings of 51 family conferences and published results in a series of articles (151)(152)(153).…”

“…Ample evidence exists describing the importance that patients and families place on high-quality communication in the ICU (26,27,170,171). Furthermore, additional evidence demonstrates that poor communication can cause patient and family dissatisfaction (162)(163)(164)(165) and even harm in the form of anxiety, depression, symptoms of PTSD and complicated grief (137,166,167,172). Given the importance of high-quality staff-family communication to familycentered outcomes, many investigators have examined communication training programs as an intervention to improve the quality of communication in the ICU setting.…”

“…Intuitively, patients and families would benefit from clinicians who are well-trained in family-centered communication. It has been established that the risks and burdens of poor communication include patient and family dissatisfaction, anxiety, depression, PTSD and complicated grief (137,(162)(163)(164)(165)(166)(167)172). Communication training for ICU clinicians is seemingly a low risk intervention.…”

Sentimentos dos cuidadores familiares de pacientes adultos hospitalizados: Revisão Integrativa

“…Apesar da multiplicidade de aspectos que são afetados na vida cotidiana dos cuidadores familiares estes são considerados o "lado esquecido" durante todo o período de internação hospitalar [29][30] . Nesse sentido, a enfermagem exerce papel fundamental na avaliação e manejo do stress, estado de saúde e sentimento de esperança dos cuidadores familiares 31 .…”

Onlineinformation für Angehörige von kritisch Kranken

“…Fehlende Information kann zu Schlafstö-rungen, Angst und Stress führen [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Etwa 50 % der Angehörigen suchen im Internet nach Informationen [8].…”