Pauline Black|Jennifer Boore|Kader Parahoo
The effect of nurse-facilitated family participation in the psychological care of the critically ill patient
University of Ulster|University of Ulster|University of Ulster
black p boore jrp parahoo k 2011 effect nursefacilitated family participation psychological care critically ill patient journal advanced nursing675 10911101 aim paper report neuman systems modelguided study effects nursefacilitated family participation psychological care extent patient delirium psychological recovery following critical illness background psychological disturbances resulting critical illness well documented international literature studies tested interventions designed alleviate disturbances methods comparative time series design used total 170 critically ill patients families participated study 83 control group 87 intervention group data collected critical illness subsequent recovery using therapeutic intervention scoring system28 intensive care delirium screening checklist sickness impact profile study carried northern ireland data collection taking place january 2004 december 2005 resultsfindings nursefacilitated family participation psychological care significantly reduce incidence delirium among patients critical care patients receiving intervention demonstrated better psychological recovery wellbeing control group 4 8 12 weeks admission critical care conclusion nursefacilitated family participation psychological care may strengthen lines defence resistance stressors experienced patient critical illness improve psychological recovery