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Person-centered counseling: application in an intensive care setting
Heart & Lung : the Journal of Critical Care
|March 1, 1989
Summary
Intensive care unit nurses often prioritize physical needs, overlooking patient emotional distress. Person-centered counseling offers a model to integrate high-technology care with essential emotional support for patients and families.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Healthcare
Background:
- Intensive care units (ICUs) primarily focus on patients' critical physical conditions.
- Patients in ICUs experience significant emotional concerns, including fear and anxiety.
- A gap exists in addressing the emotional needs of patients and their families alongside advanced physical care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore methods for integrating high-technology physical care with emotional support in ICUs.
- To identify theoretical models that can balance physical and emotional care needs.
- To address the emotional well-being of patients and their families in critical care settings.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing care models.
- Analysis of person-centered counseling principles.
- Conceptual framework development for integrated care.
Main Results:
- Person-centered counseling provides a viable theoretical framework.
- This model can guide nurses in addressing emotional needs.
- Integration enhances holistic patient and family care in the ICU.
Conclusions:
- Balancing high-technology physical care with emotional support is crucial in ICUs.
- Person-centered counseling is an effective model for achieving this balance.
- Implementing such models can improve patient and family experiences in critical care.