title: Increasing the quality of family visits to the ICU.
abstract: Facilitating family visits in critical care settings is a challenging nursing responsibility. Before family members are in a position to be supportive of patients, they must deal with stressful aspects of the ICU environment. A model of the stages in family visits derived from a clinical field study is described. This model provides a framework for assessment and intervention strategies to facilitate patient-family contact in critical care.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology*