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The effect of a family support intervention on family satisfaction, length-of-stay, and cost of care in the intensive care unit

W.N. Shelton, Crystal Dea Moore, Sophia Socaris, Jian Gao, Jane Dowling

Critical Care Medicine · 2010 · 76 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

The implementation of the family support coordinator intervention increased family satisfaction across a range of parameters. Although there were decreases in length-of-stay and costs, they were not statistically significant. Further research is needed to determine whether intervention refinement could produce lower length-of-stay and costs.

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