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Development and validation of a printed information brochure for families of chronically critically ill patients.

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OBJECTIVE:Families and other surrogate decisionmakers for chronically critically ill patients often lack information about patient prognosis or options for care. This study describes an approach to develop and validate a printed information brochure about chronic critical illness aimed at improving comprehension of the disease process and outcomes for patients' families and other surrogate decisionmakers. DESIGN:Investigators reviewed existing literature to identify key domains of informational needs. Content of these domains was incorporated in a draft brochure that included graphics and a glossary of terms. Clinical sensibility, balance, and emotional sensitivity of the draft brochure were tested in a series of evaluations by cohorts of experienced clinicians (n = 49) and clinical content experts (n = 8) with revisions after each review. SUBJECTS:Cognitive testing of the brochure was performed through interviews of ten representative family members of chronically critically ill patients with quantitative and qualitative analysis of responses. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Clinical sensibility and balance were rated in the two most favorable categories on a five-point scale by more than two thirds of clinicians and content experts. After review, family members described the brochure as clear and readable and recommended that the brochure be delivered to family members by clinicians followed by a discussion of its contents. They indicated that the glossary was useful and recommended supplementation by additional lists of local resources. After reading the brochure, their prognostic estimates became more consistent with actual outcomes. CONCLUSIONS:We have developed and validated a printed information brochure that may improve family comprehension of chronic critical illness and its outcomes. The structured process that is described can serve as a template for the development of other information aids for use with seriously ill populations.

journal_name

Crit Care Med

journal_title

Critical care medicine

authors

Carson SS,Vu M,Danis M,Camhi SL,Scheunemann LP,Cox CE,Hanson LC,Nelson JE

doi

10.1097/CCM.0b013e31822d7901

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-01-01 00:00:00

pages

73-8

issue

eissn

0090-3493

issn

1530-0293

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pub_type

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Development and validation of a printed information brochure for families of chronically critically ill patients.