ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Comparative analysis of patient and family satisfaction in Spanish Intensive Care Units: A cross-sectional study of the impact of diagnosis
Study context
- Population
- Surviving ICU patients and their relatives, four Spanish hospitals, January-April 2023responses analysed
- Participants
- 185 patients
- Exposure
- Patients vs relatives; by diagnostic group
- Outcome
- Experience and satisfaction (FS-ICU 24 R questionnaire, Likert scale 0 worst to 100 best)
Methodological detailsprospective, multicentre (4 Spanish hospitals), Mostly acute cardiac pathology patients (91, 50.83%), then septic shock (22.9%)
- Prospective
- Multicentre (4 Spanish hospitals)
- Mostly acute cardiac pathology patients (91, 50.83%), then septic shock (22.9%)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Team performance
Patients
98.79
mean · SD 5.37
Relatives
89.68
mean · SD 18.43
P < 0.0001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Patients | Relatives | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain managementMean | 95.62 (SD 9.52) | 89.64 (SD 17.24) | P = 0.0001 |
| Dyspnoea managementMean | 94.23 (SD 12.27) | 88.09 (SD 17.87) | P = <0.001 |
| Information processMean | 91.50 (SD 13.43) | 83.17 (SD 21.00) | P < 0.001 |
| Decision-makingMean | 80.38 (SD 13.60) | 65.84 (SD 23.60) | P < 0.001 |
| Visits (patients) and involvement in care (relatives) | |||
| Visits (found scarce) | 43.75 | — not stated in the abstract | |
| Involvement in care | — not stated in the abstract | 85.49 | |
| Pain management in patients, sepsis/septic shock vs other diagnostic groups (subgroup)Lowest rating | P < 0.001 |
— not stated in the abstract
- Pain management in patients, sepsis/septic shock vs other diagnostic groups (subgroup): Sepsis/septic shock mean 89.58 (SD 12.5)
- Pain management in patients, sepsis/septic shock vs other diagnostic groups (subgroup): Other diagnostic groups mean 98.61 (SD 5.89)
Original publication
Comparative analysis of patient and family satisfaction in Spanish Intensive Care Units: A cross-sectional study of the impact of diagnosis. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 24 April 2025. doi:10.
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