Sharon D Horner, Adama Brown, Sharon A Brown, D Lynn Rew
Enhancing Asthma Self-Management in Rural School-Aged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
understand perception medical communication needs family members loved ones intensive care study mainly qualitative exploratory thematic analysis comments made 92 family members loved ones intensive care units answering inperson interviews comprising quality communication questionnaire qoc openended questions need additional help appropriateness place received information additional comments participants mean age 468 years sd 118 female married incomplete completed elementary education following themes found perception characteristics medical communication feelings generated communication considerations specific questions qoc family members needs strategies overcome needs regarding communication characteristics facilitated communication included attention listening characteristics made communication difficult included aspects information sharing inaccessible language lack clarity objectivity sincerity agreement among team limited time inadequate location feelings shame helplessness sadness cited communication inadequate family members needs related communication included details loved ones diagnosis prognosis health condition participation decisionmaking asked feelings spirituality dying death others related longer visitation time psychological support social assistance better infrastructure necessary enhance medical communication improve hospital infrastructure improve quality care family members