Addressing Disruption in Family Life: Exploration of the Perceived Needs of the Families of Patients Hospitalized in Critical Care Units in Iran

10.1097/jnr.0000000000000069

Davood Hekmatpou；Hamid Reza Ebrahimi-Fakhar

content analysis ； critical care units ； patients' families ； perceived needs

The Journal of Nursing Research

23卷2期（2015 / 06 / 01）

118 - 124

英文

Background: The stress faced by a family member impacts the whole family. Disease is a stressor that creates crises within families. Purpose: This study explores the perceived needs of the families of hospitalized patients in critical care units in the city of Arak, Iran. Methods: This study used a qualitative design and a content analysis approach. After purposeful sampling, semistructured interviews were held with 16 participants. Results: Using constant comparative analysis, one main theme and eight subthemesemerged fromthedata. Themain themewas ＂addressing the disruption in family life.＂ The subthemeswere ＂not being fully informed,＂ ＂not receiving empathy,＂ ＂feeling insecure,＂ ＂being mentally unstable,＂ ＂being concerned about their patient's future,＂ ＂being dissatisfied with the lack of facilities for the families of patients,＂ ＂dealing with financial problems,＂ and ＂having turbulence intrude on family life. ＂Conclusions/Implications for Practice: The findings of this study underscore that it is important formedical teams to carefully identify and attend to the needs of the family caregivers of hospitalized patients to reduce the disruptive impact of hospitalization on family life.

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