TY - JOUR
AU - Curtis, J.
AB - Neurocrit Care (2017) 27:163–172 DOI 10.1007/s12028-017-0426-3 ETHICAL MATTERS Palliative Care Needs Assessment in the Neuro-ICU: Effect on Family 1 1 2 • • • Claire J. Creutzfeldt Marina G. Hanna C. Sherry Cheever 3 4 5,6 5,6 • • • Abhijit V. Lele Charles Spiekerman Ruth A. Engelberg J. Randall Curtis Published online: 11 July 2017 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2017 Abstract neuro-ICU patients was 3.1 (SD 2). Overall ratings of Background Examine the association of a daily palliative quality of care were relatively high (82.2 on a 0–100 scale) care needs checklist on outcomes for family members of with 32% of family members meeting screening criteria for patients discharged from the neurosciences intensive care depressive syndrome. The primary outcome measuring unit (neuro-ICU). family satisfaction, consisting of eight items from the Methods We conducted a prospective, longitudinal cohort Family Satisfaction in the ICU questionnaire, did not differ study in a single, thirty-bed neuro-ICU in a regional significantly between families of patients from either ICU comprehensive stroke and level 1 trauma center. One of service nor did family ratings of depression (PHQ-8) and two neuro-ICU services that admit patients to the same post-traumatic stress (PCL-17). ICU on alternating days used 
TI - Palliative Care Needs Assessment in the Neuro-ICU: Effect on Family
JF - Neurocritical Care
DO - 10.1007/s12028-017-0426-3
DA - 2017-07-11
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/palliative-care-needs-assessment-in-the-neuro-icu-effect-on-family-sRh2uXf0W3
SP - 163
EP - 172
VL - 27
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -