ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Virtual family participation in adult intensive care unit rounds: A multicenter pilot feasibility cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Virtual participation by family members in ICU rounds was feasible and was associated with improved family engagement scores and high satisfaction scores.
Study context
- Population
- Family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in five adult ICUs in Montreal, Canada, June 2023–August 2024enrolled
- Participants
- 84 members
- Exposure
- Virtual family participation in ICU rounds
- Virtual roundsn = 72
- Outcome
- Feasibility (recruitment rate, intervention uptake, technical issues, follow-up rate)
Methodological detailsmulticenter, pilot feasibility
- Multicenter
- Pilot feasibility
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility
| Group | Uptake (participated in ≥1 virtual round) | Virtual rounds without technical issues | Follow-up data available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual rounds | 72 (85.7 %) | 113/132 (85.7 %) | 56/72 (77.7 %) |
Virtual rounds
Uptake (participated in ≥1 virtual round)72 (85.7 %)
Virtual rounds without technical issues113/132 (85.7 %)
Follow-up data available56/72 (77.7 %)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Overall family engagement (FAME) · baseline to post-intervention
- Baseline score (mean ± SD)
- 64.5 ± 20.5
- Post-intervention score (mean ± SD)
- 69.8 ± 15.2
- p = 0.045
Perception of engagement domain (FAME) · baseline to post-intervention
- Baseline score (mean ± SD)
- 63.0 ± 22.3
- Post-intervention score (mean ± SD)
- 70.8 ± 16.5
- p = 0.04
Family-centered care domain (FAME) · baseline to post-intervention
- Baseline score (mean ± SD)
- 75.7 ± 16.9
- Post-intervention score (mean ± SD)
- 82.1 ± 14.0
- p = 0.04
Family satisfaction (Family Satisfaction in the ICU-24R)
- Overall mean family satisfaction, high (mean ± SD)
- 75.8 ± 17.2
Anxiety and depression symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)
%
- Participants reporting anxiety symptoms
- 42.8
- Participants reporting depression symptoms
- 23.2
Original publication
Virtual family participation in adult intensive care unit rounds: A multicenter pilot feasibility cohort study. J Crit Care. Published 24 August 2025. doi:10.
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