Tag: Communication

Positive communication for decreasing burnout in intensive‑care‑unit staff: a cluster‑randomized trial

30 January 2026 conor.foley@nhs.net Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

Positive communication for decreasing burnout in intensive‑care‑unit staff: a cluster‑randomized trial Azoulay @ElieAzoulay5. Intensive Care Med, 2025; 51:2031-2041. doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-08134-2 Clinical Question In ICU healthcare professionals, does a multicomponent positive communication intervention, compared with usual care, reduce the prevalence of occupational burnout? Background Burnout prevalence in healthcare professionals in ICU is high Recent international reports have prioritised targeting burnout Observational studies […]

Flexible vs Restrictive Visiting in the ICU

22 November 2024 Roland Amoah Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

Long-term effects of flexible visitation in the intensive care unit on family members’ mental health: 12-month results from a randomized clinical trial JMB de Souza et al. Intensive Care Med (2024); 50:1614–1621. DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07577-3 Clinical Question In family members of intensive care patients, does a flexible visiting policy, compared to a restrictive one, improve the prevalence of depression, anxiety and […]

COSMIC-EOL

5 March 2022 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

In relatives of patients dying in the ICU, does a 3 step support strategy compared with standard care reduce prolonged grief disorder?

PARTNER

17 August 2018 Celia Bradford Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

For surrogate decision makers of critically ill patients, does a multi-component family support intervention impact on the surrogates’ hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) at 6 months?

Philpot

2 September 2016 Celia Bradford Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Do observers of simulated family conversations discussing organ donation respond more favourably to the discussion if it contains extra information about the benefits of donation compared to a standard conversation?