title: Families of critically ill patients and the effect of nursing interventions.
abstract: Family needs of critically ill individuals and the nursing interventions to meet these needs have spanned 3 decades of research. Researchers have found that interventions appear to meet some family needs, but more can be done to provide family-centered care and improve patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Ventilator Weaning Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, GRB 1034, Boston, MA 02114, USA. sgavaghan@partners.org
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gavaghan
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011368:Professional-Family Relations