title: A quality-improvement approach to meeting the needs of critically ill patients and their families.
abstract: Family support can have positive effects on critically ill patients, so limiting visitation in critical care units may not be in patients' best interests. This study looked at increasing visitation using a quality-improvement model.
authors.affiliation: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Giuliano
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Giuliano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bloniasz
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Quirk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology*