• Curr Opin Crit Care · Dec 2006

    Review

    The perspective of families of the critically ill patient: their needs.

    • George F Alvarez and Ann S Kirby.
    • University of Calgary, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. george.alvarez@calgaryhealthregion.ca
    • Curr Opin Crit Care. 2006 Dec 1; 12 (6): 614-8.

    Purpose Of ReviewAn appreciation of a family's difficult experience in dealing with their critically ill loved ones has created the concept of 'family-centered care'. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the needs of the family during their intensive care unit experience.Recent FindingsFamilies consistently highlight three major issues that they deem could be improved from their perspective. Increased information about their loved ones, proximity to the patient and a more flexible visiting policy stand out as relevant issues to families.SummaryMedical staff and administrators should recognize that families of critically ill patients have particular needs that help them cope with having their loved ones in an intensive care unit. Simple changes in philosophy and policy would greatly decrease the anxiety these families experience.

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