The psychosocial needs of families during critical illness: comparison of nurses' and family members' perspectives

摘要

Objective To explore the needs of relatives whose family member is unexpectedly admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and compare ranked need statements between family members and nurses. Design This is a descriptive study using the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI) to measure, rank and compare a series of need statements. Setting An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in regional Victoria, Australia. Subjects A convenience sampling strategy was used to acquire a total of 58 participants; 25 family members of patients unexpectedly admitted to the ICU and 33 nurses. Results Comparative analysis of the data revealed that there were minor differences identified in the rank order of the need statements listed in the CCFNI amongst nurses and family members. A comparison with previous studies also identified minor differences in both the rank order of individual need statements and the five factor analysis categories previously established.Conclusion The CCFNI continues to be a good diagnostic tool in family needs assessment.