Perceived stress and social support needs among primary family caregivers of ICU Patients in Taiwan

Having a family member hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a stressful event for family caregivers.1,2 The stress level could be even higher among patients unexpectedly admitted to the ICU and their family members.3 For family caregivers of ICU patients, the stressors could be derived from unexpected hospitalization, the ICU environment, the uncertainty of the disease progress, medical decision-making, insufficient care information, and their own daily lives.1,4,5 The stressors perceived by individuals are influenced by their cultural context, which further affects their strategies for coping with stress.
Source: Heart and Lung - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Source Type: research