Abstract
ObjectivesTo investigate family and health professional experience with a nurse-led family support intervention in intensive care. DesignQualitative evaluation study. SettingA twelve-bed surgical intensive care unit in a 900-bed University Hospital in Switzerland. Main outcome measuresData were collected through 16 semi-structured interviews with families (n = 19 family members) and three focus group interviews with critical care staff (n = 19) and analysed using content analysis strategies. FindingsFour themes related to the new family support intervention were identified. First, families and staff described it as a valuable and essential part of ICU care. Second, it facilitated staff-family interaction and communication. Third, from staff perspective, it promoted the quality of family care. Fourth, staff believed that the family support intervention enabled them to better care for families through increased capacity for developing and sustaining relationships with families. ConclusionsAn advanced practice family nursing role coupled with a family support pathway is an acceptable, appreciated and beneficial model of care delivery in the inttensive care unit from the perspective of families and critical care staff. Further research is needed to investigate the intervention’s effectiveness in the intensive care unit.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.