Hickey M
Medical-Surgical Nursing Program, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.
Heart Lung. 1990 Jul;19(4):401-15.
The research conducted on families' needs in critical care was reviewed to summarize the findings for practice and recommend future directions for research on this topic. A literature search yielded eight articles in which replicable primary research on the needs of families of critically ill patients was reported. These reports, although individually limited by small sample size, presented similar findings. Families rated information needs most important, followed by needs for reassurance and convenience. Strategies to enhance information to families, such as written information, daily contact with physician or nurse or both, and establishing a nurse contact person for families and a family contact person who can be called about changes in patient status, are presented. Recommendations for future research include the study of elderly and male family members and tests of interventions aimed at meeting families' needs.
对关于重症监护中家庭需求的研究进行了综述，以总结实践结果并为该主题的未来研究方向提出建议。文献检索产生了八篇文章，其中报告了对重症患者家庭需求的可重复的初步研究。这些报告虽然个别地受到样本量小的限制，但呈现出相似的结果。家庭将信息需求评为最重要，其次是安慰和便利需求。提出了向家庭提供更多信息的策略，如书面信息、与医生或护士或两者的日常联系，以及为家庭设立一名护士联系人以及一名可以就患者状况变化进行联系的家庭联系人。对未来研究的建议包括对老年和男性家庭成员的研究以及旨在满足家庭需求的干预措施的测试。
