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  • Critical illness psychology
  • Family-centered care models
  • Cardiothoracic intensive care units

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  • Critical illness profoundly impacts patients and families psychologically.
  • Family members experience stressors including financial concerns and fear of patient mortality or disability.
  • Patients are susceptible to post-intensive care syndrome.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss family-centered care (FCC) models.
  • To highlight the benefits of FCC for families of cardiothoracic surgery patients.
  • To address the limited data on FCC in cardiothoracic intensive care units.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of family-centered care models.
  • Discussion of the psychological impact of critical illness on families.
  • Analysis of the applicability of FCC in cardiothoracic intensive care settings.

Main Results:

  • Family-centered care models offer significant psychological support to families of critically ill patients.
  • FCC addresses key stressors faced by families, such as financial burdens and patient prognosis concerns.
  • There is a notable lack of research on FCC implementation in cardiothoracic intensive care units.

Conclusions:

  • Family-centered care is crucial for supporting families of cardiothoracic surgery patients.
  • Implementing FCC models can mitigate the psychological distress experienced by these families.
  • Further research is needed to explore FCC's effectiveness in cardiothoracic intensive care units.