The Effect of Shared Decision-Making on Emergency Management Knowledge, Anxiety, and Mental Health Among Family Members of Terminally Ill Patients in the ICU: A Quasiexperimental Study

Hui-Ying Cheng, Shu Yuan Chao and Hsin-Hung Chen

Nursing Research and Practice, 2026, vol. 2026, 1-9

Abstract: Shared decision-making (SDM) in intensive care units (ICUs) aids family decision-making and mental health; its impact on emergency management knowledge, anxiety, and mental health is unclear. In a quasi-experimental pre–post study at a teaching hospital in southern Taiwan, 60 family members of terminally ill ICU patients (30 SDM, 30 control) were enrolled. The SDM group received a three-talk model intervention (choice, options, decision talk); the control group received usual care. Emergency management knowledge, anxiety, and mental health were assessed via self-administered questionnaires before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and multivariable linear regression. In the SDM group, emergency management knowledge increased from a pretest mean of 16.87 (SD 3.45) to a post-test mean of 19.33 (SD 1.49), albeit statistically significant (p

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1155/nrp/8910437

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