Kebutuhan Keluarga Pasien di Ruang Perawatan Intensif Berdasar Karakteristik Keluarga: Literature Review

Abstract

Treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) not only affects the patient but also the family who is responsible for the patient. Family needs are important to be studied so that families are able to carry out their roles well. It is possible that family characteristics can influence the priority of family needs. This study aims to describe the relationship between family characteristics and the needs of the patient's family in the hospital intensive care unit. This study uses a literature review narrative method. Search articles using three databases, namely Spinger, Science Direct, and Google Scholar published from 2015 to 2020. The selection of articles uses a PRISMA flowchart by entering inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of the literature analysis show that the fulfillment of family needs is carried out by health workers when explaining the patient's condition, family relationships, needing reassurance, culture and religion related to closeness, as well as families who are married and live at home with patients related to comfort and support. The conclusion is that the family characteristics are mostly women, adults, not undergraduates, Christians, as children and partners of patients with married status and living at home, various occupations, one of which is a nurse, and African ethnicity. The most important family needs are information and reassurance, followed by closeness, comfort and support regarding opportunities to visit patients, hope of recovery, communication with health care providers, health care providers provide the best facilities and care. Other factors related to meeting family needs are participation, support, treatment, current events and investigations