Families in the Intensive Care Unit. A Guide to Understanding, Engaging, and Supporting at the Bedside

Chapter 1 An Introduction and Overview of Why Families Matter in the Intensive Care UnitGiora Netzer
Chapter 2 Family Voices from the Intensive Care UnitEileen Rubin, Sal Colianni
Chapter 3 Cognitive Barriers to Effective Surrogate Decision Making Joanna L. Hart, Scott D. Halpern
Chapter 4 Emotional Processing/Psychological Morbidity in the ICURamona O. Hopkins
Chapter 5 Family Psychological Morbidity after the Intensive Care UnitKristina Stepanovic, Julie Van, James C. Jackson
Chapter 6 Sleep and Sleep Deprivation Among Families in the ICUStuti J. Jaiswal, Robert L. Owens
Chapter 7 Taking the Lead: Changing the Experience of Family ICU Syndrome by Changing the Organization of Care Donald L. Zimmerman
Chapter 8 Unique Challenges for Family Members of Patients with Acute and Chronic Critical Illness - The Older CaregiverNicole Roeder, Margaret A. Pisani
Chapter 9 Family Support and ICU Survivorship: Lessons Learned from the Pediatric Critical Care ExperienceBree Andrews, Nilu Rahman, Neethi Pinto
Chapter 10 Life After the ICU: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Family MembersJason H. Maley, Julie Rogan, Mark E. Mikkelsen
Chapter 11 Humanizing Intensive Care: Questions, Balance, and Tragic TradeoffsSamuel M. Brown, Michael E. Wilson, Chris Benda, Negin Hajizadeh, Ramona O. Hopkins
Chapter 12 Intensive Care Unit Conflicts and the FamilyO. Joseph Bienvenu
Chapter 13 Identifying, Analyzing, & Combating Family Intensive Care Unit Syndrome in Long Term Acute Care Hospitals Arunmozhi Aravagiri, Waqas Bhatti, Jetina Okereke, Avelino C. Verceles
Chapter 14 Personalized Interventions to Support Families in the Intensive Care UnitChristopher E. Cox
Chapter 15 Family-Centered Care Interventions to Minimize Family Intensive Care Unit Syndrome and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome-FamilyJudy Elisa Davidson, Janet Marty Mendis, Truong-Giang Huynh, Samantha Gambles Farr, Suzette Jernigan, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Thomas Patterson
Chapter 16 Strategies to Facilitate Communication with Families in the ICUAndre Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral
Chapter 17 End-of-Life Care Jennifer L. McAdam Chapter 18 The Integrative Approach to Supporting Families in the ICUDelia Chiaramonte
Chapter 19 The Role of Ethics Consultation In Enhancing Family-Centered CareHenry J. Silverman
Chapter 20 Family Role in Patient Safety in the Intensive Care UnitDoran Bostwick, Sarah J Beesley
Chapter 21 Family and Patient Spiritual Narratives in the ICU: Bridging Discourses Through CompassionSimon Lasair, Shane Sinclair
Chapter 22 The Role of the Pharmacist in Family Engagement in the Intensive Care Unit and During Transitions of CareJoanna L. Stollings
Chapter 23 Respiratory Therapy and Family Engagement in the Intensive Care UnitDeborah Linehan, Giora Netzer
Chapter 24 The Role of the ICU Social Worker in Supporting Families John G. Cagle, Morgan Bunting
Chapter 25 RehabilitationKimberley Haines
Chapter 26 Training Providers in Family Centered CareErin K. Kross, Catherine L. Hough
Chapter 27 Child Life in the Adult ICU: Including the Youngest Members of the FamilyJaime E. Bruce, Kathleen McCue
Chapter 28 How to Study the Family ICU Syndrome: A Basic Approach to Research MethodologyChristiane S. Hartog

This text is one of the first comprehensive resources on understanding and working with families in the intensive care unit. The text provides a conceptual overview of the Family ICU Syndrome, a constellation of physical morbidity, psychopathology, cognitive deficits, and conflict. Outlining its mechanisms, the book presents a guide to combating the syndrome with an interdisciplinary team. The text represents the full array of the interdisciplinary team by also spotlighting administrative considerations for health care management and approaches to training different members of the health care team. Family voices are featured prominently in the text as well. The book also addresses the complete trajectory of needs of care, including survivorship and end-of-life care. Written by experts in the field, Families in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide to Understanding, Engaging and Supporting at the Bedside is a state-of-the-art reference for all clinicians who work with families in the ICU.

Giora Netzer, MD, MSCEAssociate Professor of Medicine and EpidemiologyUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineBaltimore, MD USA