Nurse-led family participatory support intervention on clinical outcomes in ICU patients: a prospective quasi-experimental study
Yuchen Wu, Guoqiang Wang, Kejing Mu, Han Ruan, Huaping Wei, Weigang Yue, Junfeng Yang, Fangli Ma, Ting Chen, Zhigang Zhang, Xinghua Lv, Xin Wang · 2026
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Yuchen Wu and colleagues evaluate, in a 2026 prospective quasi-experimental study, a nurse-led program that brings trained family members into intensive care to support patients. Delirium is a common, serious complication in critical illness, and family-centered care is a promising non-drug strategy. Structured programs led by nurses had limited evidence.
Patients from three tertiary hospitals in Gansu Province received either the family program or usual care without family participation, and matching produced 365 patients per group. Delirium occurred in 26.85 percent of the program group against 34.25 percent of controls. Hospital and intensive care stays were shorter, ventilation time was lower, and costs were slightly less. Mortality at six months and one year, weakness, infection, and adverse events did not differ significantly.
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| CREATOR | Yuchen Wu, Guoqiang Wang, Kejing Mu, Han Ruan, Huaping Wei, Weigang Yue, Junfeng Yang, Fangli Ma, Ting Chen, Zhigang Zhang, Xinghua Lv, Xin Wang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44122 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |