Journal article
Measuring the intensive care experience: A cross-sectional survey of patient and family experiences of critical care
Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol.30(23-24), pp.3623-3633
2021
PMID: 34096126
Abstract
Aims and Objectives
To report patient and family intensive care experiences using the Measuring the Intensive Care Experience (MICE) tool across two intensive care units (ICU).
Background
The patient and family experience of care is an important indicator for quality improvement of ICUs, yet few studies evaluate both patient and family experiences in relation to overall care quality as well as specifically measuring quality of medical care, nursing care and organisational care as well as overall experience of the quality of intensive care.
Design
A cross-sectional survey.
Methods
A 23 item survey was administered to ICU patients and their family members across two ICUs, a regional 189-bed hospital and a metropolitan 227-bed hospital in Queensland, Australia. The response rate was 272 of 394 ICU patients (36.4%). STROBE guidelines were used in reporting this study.
Results
Findings indicate a highly positive overall experience of ICU care among patients and families. However, patients reported areas of unmet needs following their stay in ICU broadly related to (1) symptom management, education and information support, and (2) improving the incorporation of patient and family care ICU-related shared decision-making.
Conclusions
Supportive interventions are needed that target improve symptom management and inform and education ICU patients.
Relevance to clinical practice
The MICE survey facilitated the identification of a range of areas requiring quality improvement. Improving the integration of patients and families into shared decision-making and support is a key aspect for quality improvement.
Details
- Title
- Measuring the intensive care experience: A cross-sectional survey of patient and family experiences of critical care
- Authors
- Helen Williams - St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyJeff Gow (Corresponding Author) - University of KwaZulu-NatalRezwanul Rana - University of Southern QueenslandAlan Rouse - St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyMeher Chinthamuneedi - St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyGavin Beccaria - University of Southern QueenslandNicholas Ralph - University of Southern Queensland
- Publication details
- Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol.30(23-24), pp.3623-3633
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1111/jocn.15884
- ISSN
- 1365-2702
- PMID
- 34096126
- Data Availability
- The data that support the findings of this study are available on re-quest from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly avail-able due to privacy or ethical restrictions
- Grant note
- This project received $10,000 (AUD) from the St Vincent's Health Australia Inspired to Care Grant Scheme.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991087498402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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