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Table 2 Family satisfaction at item and dimension level

From: Family satisfaction in the intensive care unit, a cross-sectional study from Norway

FS-ICU 24, item number

Mean (±SD)a

FS-CARE

74.1(15.2)

 1. How well did the ICU staff treat your family member with courtesy, respect and compassion?

78.5(18.0)

 2. How well did the ICU staff assessed and treated your family member`s pain?

79.8(17.3)

 3. How well did the ICU staff assessed and treated your family member`s breathlessness?

73.3(22.1)

 4. How well did the ICU staff assessed and treated your family member`s agitation?

74.1(20.6)

 5. How well did the ICU staff showed an interest in your needs?

74.1(19.6)

 6. How well did the ICU staff provide emotional support?

72.4(21.0)

 7. How well did the ICU staff co-ordinated the care of your family member?

75.4(16.7)

 8. How well did the ICU staff treat you with courtesy, respect and compassion?

78.5(18.0)

 9. How well do you think the nurses cared for your family member?

78.5(16.7)

 10. How often did the nurses communicated to you about the family member`s condition?

71.9(19.5)

 11. How well do you think the doctors cared for your family member?

71.1(20.5)

 12. The atmosphere in the intensive care unit was?

72.8(20.7)

 13. The atmosphere in the waiting room was?

64.0(16.4)

 14. How satisfied were you with the level or amount of health care your family member received in the ICU?

73.2(21.1)

FS-DM

65.2(20.4)

 15. How often did the doctors talk to you about your family member’s condition?

46.5(26.9)

 16. How willing were staff to answer your questions?

72.8(23.8)

 17. How capable were the intensive care staff of giving you explanations that you understood?

71.5(21.9)

 18. How honest do you think the information you received about your family member’s condition was?

68.4(24.8)

 19. How well did ICU staff inform about what was happening to your family member and why things were done?

65.4(24.9)

 20. How consistent was the information you received about your family member’s condition?

62.3(25.5)

 21. Did you feel included in the decision making process?

67.1(22.2)

 22. Did you feel supported during the decision making process?

68.4(26.5)

 23. Did you feel that you had control over the care of your family member?

55.7(31.3)

 24. Did you have adequate time to have your concerns addressed and questions answered?

73.7(44.4)

FS-TOTAL

70.4(16.1)

  1. FS-ICU family satisfaction during the intensive care stay, FS-DM decision-making, aSD standard deviation
  2. 0 = poor, 25 = fair, 50 = good, 75 = very good, 100 = excellent