Association between comfort and needs of ICU patients’ family members: A cross‐sectional study

Silmara Meneguin, Ticiane Dionízio de Souza Matos, Helio Amante Miot and Camila Fernandes Pollo

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019, vol. 28, issue 3-4, 538-544

Abstract: Aims and objective To identify the family members’ level of comfort and needs and to analyse the sociodemographic/clinical variables that influence this association. Background The needs of family members are important considerations in intensive care units. In this context, the needs will be assessed in five dimensions: information, safety, proximity, support and comfort. This study describes the association between comfort and needs of ICU patients’ family members. Design Cross‐sectional study developed at the adult ICU of a hospital within the state of São Paulo, in the period from July–September 2016. Methods We used the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (INEFTI) Portuguese version and the comfort scale for critical care patient relatives (ECONF). Results In relation to INEFTI, the relatives assigned high importance to the needs (Median = 167), but not all of them satisfied (Median = 151). The comfort was low (Median = 3.6), and support was the most affected domain (Median = 2.78). The multivariate analysis indicated variables that influenced the comfort: marital status (β = 0.80; p

Date: 2019
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