TY - JOUR
T1 - Family participation in essential care activities in adult intensive care units
T2 - An integrative review of interventions and outcomes
AU - Dijkstra, Boukje M
AU - Felten-Barentsz, Karin M
AU - van der Valk, Margriet J M
AU - Pelgrim, Thomas
AU - van der Hoeven, Johannes G
AU - Schoonhoven, Lisette
AU - Ebben, Remco H A
AU - Vloet, Lilian C M
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To systematically review interventions and outcomes regarding family participation in essential care in adult intensive care units.BACKGROUND: Patients and relatives may benefit from family participation in essential care activities.DESIGN: An integrative literature review.METHODS: The following databases were systematically searched from inception to January 25, 2021: PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science and reference lists of included articles. Studies were included when reporting on family participation in essential care activities in intensive care including interventions and outcomes. Quality of the studies was assessed with the Kmet Standard Quality Assessment Criteria. Interventions were assessed, using the TIDieR framework. Data were extracted and synthesised narratively.RESULTS: A total of 6698 records were screened, and 322 full-text studies were assessed. Seven studies were included, describing an intervention to support family participation. Four studies had a pretest-posttest design, two were pilot feasibility studies and one was observational. The quality of the studies was poor to good, with Kmet-scores: 0.50-0.86 (possible score: 0-1, 1 being the highest). Five studies offered various essential care activities. One study provided sufficient intervention detail. Outcome measures among relatives varied from mental health symptoms to satisfaction, supportiveness, comfort level and experience. Two studies measured patient outcomes: delirium and pressure ulcers. Among ICU healthcare providers, perception, comfort level and experience were assessed. Since outcome measures varied, only narrative synthesis was possible. Family participation is associated with a reduction of anxiety and PTSD symptoms.CONCLUSION: Intervention descriptions of family participation in essential care activities are generally inadequate and do not allow comparison and replication. Participation of relatives was associated with a significant reduction in mental health symptoms. Other outcome measures varied, therefore, the use of additional outcome measures with validated measurement instruments should be considered.RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The review contributed further insight into interventions aiming at family participation in essential care activities in the intensive care unit and their outcomes.NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Neither patients nor public were involved.
AB - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To systematically review interventions and outcomes regarding family participation in essential care in adult intensive care units.BACKGROUND: Patients and relatives may benefit from family participation in essential care activities.DESIGN: An integrative literature review.METHODS: The following databases were systematically searched from inception to January 25, 2021: PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science and reference lists of included articles. Studies were included when reporting on family participation in essential care activities in intensive care including interventions and outcomes. Quality of the studies was assessed with the Kmet Standard Quality Assessment Criteria. Interventions were assessed, using the TIDieR framework. Data were extracted and synthesised narratively.RESULTS: A total of 6698 records were screened, and 322 full-text studies were assessed. Seven studies were included, describing an intervention to support family participation. Four studies had a pretest-posttest design, two were pilot feasibility studies and one was observational. The quality of the studies was poor to good, with Kmet-scores: 0.50-0.86 (possible score: 0-1, 1 being the highest). Five studies offered various essential care activities. One study provided sufficient intervention detail. Outcome measures among relatives varied from mental health symptoms to satisfaction, supportiveness, comfort level and experience. Two studies measured patient outcomes: delirium and pressure ulcers. Among ICU healthcare providers, perception, comfort level and experience were assessed. Since outcome measures varied, only narrative synthesis was possible. Family participation is associated with a reduction of anxiety and PTSD symptoms.CONCLUSION: Intervention descriptions of family participation in essential care activities are generally inadequate and do not allow comparison and replication. Participation of relatives was associated with a significant reduction in mental health symptoms. Other outcome measures varied, therefore, the use of additional outcome measures with validated measurement instruments should be considered.RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The review contributed further insight into interventions aiming at family participation in essential care activities in the intensive care unit and their outcomes.NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Neither patients nor public were involved.
KW - essential nursing care
KW - family participation
KW - family-centred care
KW - intensive care unit
KW - intervention
KW - relatives
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U2 - 10.1111/jocn.16714
DO - 10.1111/jocn.16714
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37062011
SN - 0962-1067
VL - 32
SP - 5904
EP - 5922
JO - Journal of Clinical Nursing
JF - Journal of Clinical Nursing
IS - 17-18
ER -