Questionnaires on family satisfaction in the adult icu: A systematic review including psychometric properties

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1731-1744

  Van Den Broek, Janneke M ^a,b   Brunsveld Reinders, Anja H ^a   Zedlitz, Aglaia M E E ^c   Girbes, Armand R J ^b   De Jonge, Evert ^a   Arbous, M Sesmu ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family satisfaction; Intensive care; Psychometric properties; Quality of care; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITICAL CARE FAMILY NEEDS INVENTORY; CRITICAL CARE FAMILY SATISFACTION SURVEY; FAMILY; FAMILY SATISFACTION IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SATISFACTION; SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FAMILY NEED ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84942510412     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000980     Document Type: Review

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