The effect of planned family presence on the family's anxiety at the patient's bedside in burn intensive care unit

Masoomeh Koohi; Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami; Ravanbakhsh Esmaeili; Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab; Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini

doi:10.4103/JNMS.JNMS_18_19

, Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami²

, Ravanbakhsh Esmaeili³, Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab⁴, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini⁵">

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Year : 2020 \| Volume : 7 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 78-83

The effect of planned family presence on the family's anxiety at the patient's bedside in burn intensive care unit Masoomeh Koohi¹ , Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami² , Ravanbakhsh Esmaeili³, Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab⁴, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini⁵ ¹ Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran ² Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS), Beijing, China ³ Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Orthopedic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran ⁴ Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran ⁵ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Correspondence Address: Dr. Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/JNMS.JNMS_18_19

Context: The lengthy process of treatment in burns units requires the patient to be hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) for a few days up to several months. Aims: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of planned family presence at the patient's bedside in BICU on the family's anxiety. Setting and Design: The present randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on the family members of patients hospitalized in the BICU in Sari from March to May 2016. Materials and Methods: Selected through nonrandom sampling and randomly divided into a control and an intervention group (n = 30 per group). In the intervention group, one patient family member visited the patient for an hour each day from the 4^th to the 8^th day of admission. The control group received only the routine services of the unit, which meant keeping out all family members from the BICU. Statistical Analysis Used: The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety questionnaire was filled out in both groups on days 3 and 8 after the intervention. The data analysis were performed using SPSS version 21 (IBM). Results: Comparing the means of the two groups after the intervention using the independent t-test showed a statistically significant difference (t = 1.51,P < 0.001). Conclusion: The regular planned presence of family members at the patient's bedside in the BICU can effectively reduce anxiety in the family members and thus improve the care procedure.



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