• Objective: To establish the validity of a total score for the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey (CCFSS). • Design: Instrument validation study. • Setting and participants: 2494 family members of patients admitted to 10 critical care units over a 3-year period. • Methods: A total score was computed by summing the 5 subscales of the survey, providing a score in the range of 5 to 25. Tota...

the aim of this qualitative research is to identify the outcomes of vigor. since 2000, in un’s view, such variables as vigor, life expectancy, gratification and satisfaction are computed as key variables in determining nations’ development level which shows the importance of studying vigor. the methodology is an exploratory study in terms of purpose and it is a qualitative survey in terms of da...

the aim of this study was to compare overall life satisfaction, subjective well-being, family stress, and stress symptoms of wives of three groups of iranian disabled veterans.participants included 97 wives of three groups of disabled veterans (group 1with 25-49% disability; group 2 with 50-69% disability; and group 3 with larger or equal to 70% disability). the participants were selected rando...

The aim of this work was to examine family well-being in a sample of Spanish families with blind children. Sixty-one participants reported their perceived economic status, the level of job satisfaction, and state-anxiety symptoms. The participants of our study scored higher on state-anxiety and lower on material well-being than the normative sample, although these differences did not reach stat...

Background: This study has been conducted to investigate the effect of family-centered support program on satisfaction of the family members of patients in intensive care unit. Hospitalization of patient in intensive care unit causes crisis in family. It is very important to pay attention to the role of patient’s family in support and care of patients in intensive care unit, to pay attent...

Education and support based on family’s needs may reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction of family members of hospitalized patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This study was conducted to determine the effect of educational-supportive intervention on satisfaction of family members. In this quasi-experimental study, 154 participants of family members of hospitalized patients in ICU in ...