Journal article
The effect of video visitation on intensive care unit patients and family members outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomised controlled trial
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Vol.76, pp.1-8
2023
PMID: 36731263
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of video visitation on intensive care patients’ and family members’ outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: This is a randomised controlled trial. Setting: An adult intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Beijing, China. Methods: A total of 121 adults, who were >18 years of age, conscious, able to communicate verbally, and admitted to the intensive care unit for over 24 hours were randomised into the intervention (video visitation) (n= 65) and control (n = 56) Groups. A total of 98 family members participated. Patient primary outcomes included anxiety and depression, measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Secondary out- comes included patient delirium and family anxiety assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method scale and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, respectively; and patient and family satisfaction, measured using a questionnaire routinely used in the hospital. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in patients’ anxiety
(t = 1.328, p = 0.187) and depression scores (t = 1.569, p = 0.119); and no statistically significant differences in delirium incidence between the groups (7.7 % vs 7.1 %, p > 0.05). There were no significant differences in changes in family members’ anxiety scores (t = 0.496, p = 0.621). A statistically significant difference in satisfaction was found between the two group patients (86.1 % vs 57.2 % of patients were satisfied with using video visitation, p < 0.05), and the result of family members’ satisfaction was also statistically significant (88 % vs 62.5 % of family members were satisfied with using video visitation, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Video visitation did not seem to influence anxiety, but the use of video visitation can improve the patient and their family members’ satisfaction. Future research is needed to determine the feasibility of embedding video visitation into routine practice, and the optimal frequency and length of video visitation in relation to patients’ and family members’ outcomes. Implications for clinical practice: Video visitation improved patient and family members’ satisfaction. Therefore, clinicians should consider using video visitation when face to face visit is restricted. Video visVitation did not reduce patient anxiety significantly in this study maybe because the average length of intensive care stay was too short. Future research is needed on its effect on long term intensive care patients
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- Title
- The effect of video visitation on intensive care unit patients and family members outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomised controlled trial
- Authors
- Cui Yuan (Corresponding Author) - Peking University First HospitalYanyan Xiao (Author) - Peking University First HospitalFang Wang (Author) - Peking University First HospitalYi Wang (Author) - Peking University First HospitalYaqing Wang (Author) - Peking University First HospitalFrances Lin (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
- Publication details
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Vol.76, pp.1-8
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103394
- ISSN
- 1532-4036
- PMID
- 36731263
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99706098802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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