Effect of family presence on XXXX and @entity148 during invasive nursing procedures in an emergency department: A randomized controlled experimental study.

@entity1 @entity148 @entity158
BACKGROUND: @entity1 generally prefer to have their family present during medical or nursing interventions. Family presence is assumed to reduce @entity148 , especially during painful interventions. AIM: This study employed a randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effects of family presence on @entity158 and @entity148 during invasive nursing procedures. METHOD: The study population consisted of @entity1 hospitalized in the observation unit of the internal medicine section in the emergency department of a university hospital. The sample comprised 138 @entity1 assigned into the experimental and control groups by drawing lots. The invasive nursing procedure was carried out in the presence of family members, for members of the experimental group, and without family members, for members of the control group. Thus, the effects of family presence on @entity158 and @entity148 during the administration of an invasive nursing procedure to @entity1 were analyzed. RESULTS: The results showed that members of the experimental and control groups did not differ with respect to the @entity158 and state @entity148 scores during the intervention. CONCLUSION: Family presence does not influence the @entity1 ' @entity158 and @entity148 during an invasive nursing procedure. Thus, the decision regarding family presence during such procedures should be based on @entity1 preference.
