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The Effect of Nursing Counseling on the Family Syndrome of a Patient Hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit: A Semi-Experimental Study
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Maryam Alirezaei Diziche   , Fatemeh Salmani * , Mina Jouzi |
| Nursing and Midwifery Science Development Research Center, Najaf Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad, Iran , ft_salamni@yahoo.com.au |
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Abstract: (223 Views) |
Background & aim: A patient's admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a stressful experience for the patient's family. One of the problems that arise for the family members of patients hospitalized in ICUs is the occurrence of a series of psychological and non-psychological symptoms called syndrome of the patient's family in the ICU. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of nursing counseling on the family syndrome of a patient admitted to the ICU.
Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted in 2023 in the city of Isfahan. For this purpose, 60 family members of patients admitted to the ICU were included in the study as available sampling. Then, by random allocation using the case number, they were placed in two intervention and control groups of 30 people. In the intervention group, nursing counseling in the form of getting to know the department, receiving an information booklet and holding two to three face-to-face meetings according to the needs of the family were included. They were given to family members individually and at most for half an hour. The control group only received routine ward care. Dass 21 Stress, Depression and Anxiety Questionnaires, FOA post-traumatic stress disorder, Petersburg sleep disorder, Chalapi and Amirkafi social isolation were completed by the samples in three stages (before the intervention, after the intervention, and one month after the intervention).
Results: The findings of the study showed that nursing counseling has important changes on family syndromes including depression, anxiety, stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, and sleep disorders (P<0.001). However, there was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups on social isolation (P>0.001).
Conclusion: According to findings, conditions should be provided to allocate appropriate time for nursing consultation for the family members of ICU patients. It is also suggested to health managers that in ICUs, special attention should be paid to the patient's family as a unit of care. |
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| Keywords: Nursing Consultation, Family Syndrome, Patient, Intensive Care Unit |
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Received: 2024/08/31 | Accepted: 2024/11/6 | Published: 2025/04/16
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