کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2653706 1139785 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The impact of offering a relatives’ clinic on the satisfaction of the next-of-kin of Critical Care patients—A prospective time-interrupted trial
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیهوشی و پزشکی درد
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The impact of offering a relatives’ clinic on the satisfaction of the next-of-kin of Critical Care patients—A prospective time-interrupted trial
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryBackgroundFamilies have been shown to be dissatisfied with the frequency of doctor communication in the Critical Care setting. Discussions with families are often conducted in an ad-hoc fashion. We hypothesised that the offer of a formal daily weekday clinic for the relatives of Critical Care patients would increase the relatives’ satisfaction.MethodsAll patients admitted to a 12-bedded Critical Care Unit over a 6-month period in a 480-bed hospital in the East of England were included in the study. The design was a time-interrupted prospective trial assessing the impact of an offered relatives’ clinic on the satisfaction of the next-of-kin. Satisfaction was assessed 4 weeks following discharge from the Critical Care Unit by mail survey using the validated Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey (1–5 scoring scale).ResultsThree hundred twenty-one patients met inclusion criteria. Survey return rate was 46%. The control and intervention groups were similar in size and demographics. Mean satisfaction of the control group was 4.50, and that of the intervention group was 4.55 (p = 0.35).ConclusionOffering a relatives’ clinic does not significantly improve the satisfaction of the next-of-kin in this setting. Other means of improving satisfaction have been highlighted as a result of the study.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Volume 24, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 122–129
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