Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
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Comparative Study
Long-term effects of pediatric intensive care unit hospitalization on families with young children.
The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the long-term effects of the pediatric intensive care unit experience on parents and on family adaptation. ⋯ Despite the smaller than expected sample sizes over time, results suggest that parents are still having stress-related symptoms and difficulties with family functioning as long as 6 months after a child's illness event.
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The aim of this study was to describe decisive situations experienced by spouses of patients with heart failure that could potentially affect their ability to provide social support to the patient. ⋯ By identifying spouses' experiences, health care professionals can assess which kind of specific interventions should be used to improve the life situation of the patient with heart failure and his or her spouse.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effects of music therapy on anxiety in ventilator-dependent patients.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of music therapy in decreasing anxiety in ventilator-dependent patients. ⋯ Music therapy is an effective nursing intervention in decreasing anxiety in ventilator-dependent patients and its use should be incorporated into the care of mechanically ventilated patients. For the Chinese patients, culture and language were the predominant factors in their choice of music.
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The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that hospital noise-induced subjective stress would interact with other subjective environmental and personal stress in a relationship with poorer patient sleep. ⋯ Studies using research designs that assess relationships between multiple patient stress variable interactions and sleep or other stress-related outcomes may produce more accurate results than studies on the independent effects of different types of stress.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effect of lateral positions on tissue oxygenation in the critically ill.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of lateral positions on tissue oxygenation in critically ill patients. ⋯ These findings suggest that lateral positioning of critically ill patients who are hypoxemic or have low cardiac output does not further endanger tissue oxygenation. Evaluation of individual patient responses to position changes in the clinical setting is encouraged until further studies using more heterogenous populations can provide more definitive guidance.