The needs of the relatives in the adult intensive care unit: Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chilean-Spanish version of the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory

The admission of a patient to an intensive care unit is an extraordinary event for their family. Although the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory is the most commonly used questionnaire for understanding the needs of relatives of critically ill patients, no Spanish-language version is available. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt and validate theCritical Care Family Needs Inventory in a sample of Chilean relatives of intensive care patients.

Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 13, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Noelia Rojas Silva, Cristobal Padilla Fortunatti, Yerko Molina Mu ñoz, Macarena Amthauer Rojas Tags: Research article Source Type: research