Informational Needs of the Families of Patients Discharged From Intensive Care Units: A Case of Iran.

IF 1.3 Q2 Social Sciences

International Quarterly of Community Health Education Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2020-11-03 DOI:10.1177/0272684X20972641

Asma Hajalizadeh, Mehdi Ahmadinejad, Mahlagha Dehghan, Mansoor Arab

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Abstract

Background: thousands of patients are admitted to intensive care units annually, which is a stressful event. Many of these patients still require particular care after discharge. In many countries, families play an essential role in taking care of these patients after discharge. This study aimed to determine the informational needs of families of patients discharged from Intensive Care Units (ICU), Kerman, southeast Iran.

Methods: this study had a cross-sectional design. Families were selected using the information extracted from patients' medical records. One hundred forty family members of the ICU discharged patients participated in the survey using convenience sampling. Data collection tools were a validated researcher-made questionnaire about informational needs and a demographic characteristics form.

Results: the mean score of family informational needs was 31.18 ± 3.97 out of 40. Most families required a high level of information in all dimensions. However, the maximum need was associated with self-care subscale (4.89 out of 5), and the minimum need was associated with defecation (3.13 out of 5).

Conclusion: the families of patients discharged from intensive care units required much information about different areas of care particularly self-care. Health care providers, especially nurses, should be aware of the informational needs of the ICU patients' families post-discharge to provide better care.

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重症监护病房出院患者家属的信息需求:以伊朗为例。

背景:每年有成千上万的病人被送进重症监护室，这是一个令人紧张的事件。其中许多患者在出院后仍需要特别护理。在许多国家，家庭在这些病人出院后的照顾中起着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在确定伊朗东南部克尔曼地区重症监护病房(ICU)出院患者家属的信息需求。方法:本研究采用横断面设计。通过从患者病历中提取的信息来选择家庭。采用方便抽样法对140名ICU出院患者家属进行调查。数据收集工具是一份经过验证的研究人员制作的关于信息需求的问卷和一份人口统计特征表。结果:家庭信息需求平均得分为31.18±3.97分(满分40分)。大多数家庭需要所有维度的高水平信息。然而，最大需求与自我护理分量表相关(4.89分)，最小需求与排便相关(3.13分)。结论:重症监护病房出院患者的家庭对不同领域的护理特别是自我护理的信息需求较多。卫生保健提供者，特别是护士，应该意识到ICU患者出院后家属的信息需求，以提供更好的护理。

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International Quarterly of Community Health Education PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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