Challenges in conducting research after family presence during resuscitation. J Trauma Nurs 2012;19(3):190-4
Date
09/08/2012Pubmed ID
22955717DOI
10.1097/JTN.0b013e318261d041Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84873151592 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is an option occurring in clinical practice. National clinical guidelines on providing the option of FPDR are available from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Heart Association, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society of Critical Care Medicine. The FPDR option currently remains controversial, underutilized, and not the usual practice with trauma patients. This article is based on the methodological and practical research challenges associated with an ongoing study to examine the effects of the FPDR option on family outcomes in patients experiencing critical injury after motor vehicle crashes and gunshot wounds. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of the FPDR option on family outcomes of anxiety, stress, well-being, and satisfaction and compare those outcomes in families who participate in FPDR to those families who do not participate in FPDR. Examples of real clinical challenges faced by the researchers are described throughout this article. Research challenges include design, sampling, inclusion/exclusion criteria, human subjects, and procedures. Recruitment of family members who participated in the FPDR option is a complex process, especially after admission to the critical care unit.
Author List
Leske JS, McAndrew NS, Evans CR, Garcia AE, Brasel KJAuthor
Natalie McAndrew PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultCardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Critical Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family
Female
Humans
Informed Consent
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Research
Professional-Family Relations
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trauma Centers
Treatment Outcome
Visitors to Patients
Young Adult
