Teaching Important Basic EEG Patterns of Bedside Electroencephalography to Critical Care Staffs: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

Background: Continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) is commonly recommended for neurocritical care patients. Routine implementation of such monitoring requires the specific training of professionals. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program on initiation of the basic interpretation of cEEG for critical care staff in a prospective multicenter study.

Impact of Proactive Nurse Participation in ICU Family Conferences: A Mixed-Method Study.

Objectives: To investigate family perceptions of having a nurse participating in family conferences and to assess the psychologic well being of the same families after ICU discharge.

Design: Mixed-method design with a qualitative study embedded in a single-center randomized study.

Setting: Twelve-bed medical-surgical ICU in a 460-bed tertiary hospital.

Writing in and reading ICU diaries: qualitative study of families' experience in the ICU.

Purpose: Keeping an ICU patient diary has been reported to benefit the patient's recovery. Here, we investigated the families' experience with reading and writing in patient ICU diaries kept by both the family and the staff.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative study involving 32 semi-structured in-depth interviews of relatives of 26 patients (34% of all family members who visited patients) who met our ICU-diary criterion, i.

Phenomenologic analysis of healthcare worker perceptions of intensive care unit diaries.

Introduction: Studies have reported associations between diaries kept for intensive care unit (ICU) patients and long-term quality-of-life and psychological outcomes in patients and their relatives. Little was known about perceptions of healthcare workers reading and writing in the diaries. We investigated healthcare worker perceptions the better to understand their opinions and responses to reading and writing in the diaries.

[Quality of life after a stay in the intensive care unit].

The study of quality of life is a critical indicator in evaluating the care of patients in intensive care. This must be measured to detect signs of psychological and physical sequelae and adapt patient support accordingly.

Opinions of families, staff, and patients about family participation in care in intensive care units.

Purpose: The aims of the study were to assess opinions of caregivers, families, and patients about involvement of families in the care of intensive care unit (ICU) patients; to evaluate the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members; and to measure family satisfaction with care.

Materials And Methods: Between days 3 and 5, perceptions by families and ICU staff of family involvement in care were collected prospectively at a single center. Family members completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and a satisfaction scale (Critical Care Family Needs Inventory).