Relocation stress and its influencing factors of the families of patients transferred from ICU / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the relocation stress and its influencing factors of the families of patients transferred from ICU.Methods Totally 101 ICU patients' families were recruited by convenience sampling approach from three hospitals between October and December,2016.General information questionnaire and the relocation stress scale for the families of patients transferred from ICU were used to collect data.Results The relocation stress score was 55.49±6.30.The average score of the total items was 3.25±0.55.Multiple regression analysis showed that education level of family members,family members' gender,age of patients and the time of patients staying in ICU were main factors affecting the relocation stress of the families of patients transferred from ICU(P＜0.05).Conclusion The families of patients transferred from ICU have a certain intensity of relocation stress.Family members with low education level,being female,younger age of patients and long duration of staying in ICU have relatively high relocation stress.