ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Are We on the Same Page? Clinician Perceptions of Family Prognostic Expectations for Critically Ill Patients
Study context
- Population
- Family members of patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and ICU clinicians (physicians and nurses), 13 ICUs across 5 US hospitalsfamilies, physicians, nurses
- Participants
- 554 members
- Outcome
- Profiles of accuracy in clinician perception of family-reported prognostic expectations (FPE)
Methodological detailsexploratory, secondary analysis, latent profile analysis, multicentre
- Exploratory
- Secondary analysis
- Latent profile analysis
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Latent profiles of accuracy in clinician perception of FPE
Five distinct latent profiles identified
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Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Family characteristics and profile membership
- Profile 1 families more likely spouses/partners and reported higher hope and optimism; profile 2 families reported lower levels
Patient characteristics and profile membership
- Age, employment status, admission to medical ICU and pulmonary-related hospital diagnosis significantly associated with profile membership
- Multinomial logistic regression
Original publication
Are We on the Same Page? Clinician Perceptions of Family Prognostic Expectations for Critically Ill Patients. Crit Care Med. Published 26 December 2025. doi:10.
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