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The Effect of Family-Centered Care on Physiological Parameters of Brain Injury Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Units
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Golestaneh Rezaei   , Fatemeh Salmani * , Mehrdad Azarbarzin |
| Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran , ft_salmani@yahoo.com.au |
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Abstract: (2384 Views) |
Background & Aim: Despite the negative opinions of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff about the presence of the family next to the patient, many studies have shown that family-centered care can be effective in meeting this need as well as the comfort and physiological parameters of patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of family-centered care on the physiological parameters of brain injury patients admitted to ICUs in the selected hospitals in Isfahan, in 2020.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study. A total of 30 brain injury patients who had referred to the selected hospitals in Isfahan in 2020 were included in the study using available sampling and were assigned to two groups of 15 intervention and control by random assignment of permutation. In the intervention group, the patients' first-degree families were present beside the patient for three days and twice a day at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM and performed a family-centered care program. The control group received routine ward care. Physiological parameters were recorded and measured 15 minutes before, during and after care.
Results: The findings showed that the mean of physiological parameters such as heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and arterial blood oxygen saturation in the intervention group was significantly different compared to the control group (P< 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the physiological parameters such as the diastolic blood pressure of the intervention group (P >0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that family-centered care causes significant changes in the physiological parameters of patients which eventually leads to relaxation in patients. Therefore, it should be possible for the closest family members to be present beside their patients in an appropriate time with adequate training in regards to family-centered care.
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| Keywords: Physiological Parameters, Family-Centered Care, Intensive Care Unit, Brain Injury |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2021/04/11 | Accepted: 2021/06/4 | Published: 2021/06/4
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