ICU Family Communication Study
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
University of Washington, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

      The purpose of this study is to improve care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by focusing on
      communication with family members of patients who are too sick to make decisions about their
      own care while they are in the ICU. The randomized trial will test the efficacy of a
      communication intervention designed to improve communication between families and clinicians
      through the use of a facilitator. Outcome evaluation occurs at the level of the individual
      family with surveys completed by families and clinicians.
    
Behavioral