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Challenges Experienced by Family Caregivers of the Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients in Korea: An Integrative Review

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  • JiYeon Choi
  • Judith A. Tate
  • Youn-Jung Son

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Consistent with global trends, population aging in South Korea is necessitating increasing admissions to intensive care units (ICU). This integrative review describes the challenges experienced by family caregivers of ICU patients in South Korea and evaluates relevant intervention studies. Using Whittemore and Knafl’s methods, we identify and synthesize findings from 20 (14 descriptive and 6 experimental design) articles and evaluate study quality. South Korean ICU family caregivers reported challenges such as feelings of powerlessness and vulnerability, difficulty in maintaining their own health and well-being, and mixed feelings regarding patients’ transition to the general ward. Intervention studies, which were based on quasi-experimental design, examined modified visiting hours, information provision strategies, nurse-led transitional care programs, and educational support. Findings highlight the current state of the science in this topic area in South Korea. Future studies should use more robust methods, such as longitudinal cohort studies and randomized controlled trials.

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  • JiYeon Choi & Judith A. Tate & Youn-Jung Son, 2021. "Challenges Experienced by Family Caregivers of the Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients in Korea: An Integrative Review," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 30(4), pages 423-441, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:30:y:2021:i:4:p:423-441
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773820918433
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    1. Seul Lee & HyunSoo Oh & YeonOk Suh & WhaSook Seo, 2017. "A tailored relocation stress intervention programme for family caregivers of patients transferred from a surgical intensive care unit to a general ward," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(5-6), pages 784-794, March.
    2. HyunSoo Oh & Seul Lee & JiSun Kim & EunJu Lee & HyoNam Min & OkJa Cho & WhaSook Seo, 2015. "Clinical validity of a relocation stress scale for the families of patients transferred from intensive care units," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(13-14), pages 1805-1814, July.
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    1. Seul Lee & HyunSoo Oh & YeonOk Suh & WhaSook Seo, 2017. "A tailored relocation stress intervention programme for family caregivers of patients transferred from a surgical intensive care unit to a general ward," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(5-6), pages 784-794, March.

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