Important questions asked by family members of intensive care unit patients

Abstrakt

Relatives often lack important information about intensive care unit patients. High-quality information is crucial to help relatives overcome the often considerable situational stress and to acquire the ability to participate in the decision-making process, most notably regarding the appropriate level of care.

We aimed to develop a list of questions important for relatives of patients in the intensive care unit.

Klíčová slova

• decision making
• autonomy
• frequently asked questions
• qualitative research
• end-of-life
• of-life care
• controlled-trial
• decision-making
• clinical-practice
• critical illness
• critically-ill
• follow-up
• end
• communication
• satisfaction