• Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Feb 2004

    Comparative Study

    The needs of significant others within intensive care--the perspectives of Swedish nurses and physicians.

    • Christina A S Takman and Elisabeth I Severinsson.
    • Institute of Nursing Science, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1120, Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway. christina.takman@sykepleievit.uio.no
    • Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2004 Feb 1; 20 (1): 22-31.

    AbstractThe aim of this study was to describe and compare the views of registered nurses (RNs, n=292), enrolled nurses (ENs, n=232) and physicians (PHs, n=79) working in intensive care units (ICUs) on the needs of the patients' significant others. The questionnaire used was the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI). Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Four factors were revealed: (I) the need to meet professionals who are sensitive when informing and listening to significant others, (II) the need to take care of themselves, (III) the need to know what is going on, and (IV) the need for continuity as well as information about the hospital staffing structure. RNs and ENs scored higher than the PHs on factors I-III. On the fourth factor, ENs and PHs scored higher than the RNs. The professionals from surgical ICUs scored higher on the third factor than the professionals from medical ICUs. In conclusion, to increase the understanding of the complexity of the intensive care milieu there is a need for further research to illuminate the view of both the healthcare professionals' and the critically ill patients' significant others on their interactions with one another, for the purpose of increasing collaboration.

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