The needs structure of families of critically ill patients admitted to an ICU where there is no limit to the time and number of visits

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23890064
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Niigata University
Principal Investigator	IWASA Yuka 新潟大学, 医歯学系, 助教 (90609132)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords	重症患者家族 / ICU / 面会 / ニード
Research Abstract	In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted on the families of critically ill patients admitted to an ICU which allows 24-hour visitation and interview content analyzed qualitatively and descriptively with the purpose of structuring the needs of families of critically ill patients admitted to an ICU where there is no limit to the time and number of visits. The following categories were extracted as a result: “I want to be close to the patient”, “I want to meet the patient when I feel like it”, “I do not want to have any regrets”, “the ICU provides a comfortable place”, “the ICU guarantees that it’s OK for me to be there”, “I can decide on my own whether to be close to the patient” and “I can decide on my own when to leave”, etc.