[Involving families in intensive care].

The place of families in intensive care is still too often underestimated. However, the involvement of family members would have multiple benefits for patients, but also for those around them. Family participation is a promising concept that needs to be studied on the ground and on a large scale, in order to prove itself and guide health professionals in their daily practice.

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on ICU Caregivers.

Subject And Purpose: Just as every pandemic, COVID-19 could lead to emotional and psychological disturbances among caregivers, especially in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where significant stress related to the influx of patients, exposure to the virus and the lack of documentation on this new SARS occurred. The present study aimed at assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 on the caregivers at the peak of the "crisis period".

Materials And Methods: A survey using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) was proposed to the persons working in 5 ICUs of a French teaching hospital (8 of April to the 21 of April 2020).