How COVID-19 pandemic changed our communication with families: losing nonverbal cues

doi:10.1186/s13054-020-03035-w

Editorial

. 2020 Jun 5;24(1):297.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03035-w.

How COVID-19 pandemic changed our communication with families: losing nonverbal cues

Annachiara Marra^{1

2}, Pasquale Buonanno³, Maria Vargas³, Carmine Iacovazzo³, Eugene Wesley Ely^{4

5

6

7}, Giuseppe Servillo³

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¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
² Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁶ Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁷ Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

PMID: 32503605
PMCID: PMC7274511
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03035-w

Editorial

How COVID-19 pandemic changed our communication with families: losing nonverbal cues

Annachiara Marra et al. Crit Care. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 5;24(1):297.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03035-w.

Authors

Annachiara Marra^{1

2}, Pasquale Buonanno³, Maria Vargas³, Carmine Iacovazzo³, Eugene Wesley Ely^{4

5

6

7}, Giuseppe Servillo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
² Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁶ Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁷ Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

PMID: 32503605
PMCID: PMC7274511
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03035-w

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[1] Kotfis K, Williams Roberson S, Wilson JE, Dabrowski W, Pun BT, Ely EW. COVID-19: ICU delirium management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02882-x. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Kotfis K, Williams Roberson S, Wilson JE, Dabrowski W, Pun BT, Ely EW. COVID-19: ICU delirium management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02882-x. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Di Bernardo V, Grignoli N, Marazia C, Andreotti J, Perren A, Malacrida R. Sharing intimacy in “open” intensive care units. J Crit Care. 2015. 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.05.016. - PubMed

[4] Di Bernardo V, Grignoli N, Marazia C, Andreotti J, Perren A, Malacrida R. Sharing intimacy in “open” intensive care units. J Crit Care. 2015. 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.05.016. - PubMed

[5] Mistraletti G, Umbrello M, Mantovani ES, et al. A family information brochure and dedicated website to improve the ICU experience for patients’ relatives: an Italian multicenter before-and-after study. Intensive Care Med. 2017. 10.1007/s00134-016-4592-0. - PubMed

[6] Mistraletti G, Umbrello M, Mantovani ES, et al. A family information brochure and dedicated website to improve the ICU experience for patients’ relatives: an Italian multicenter before-and-after study. Intensive Care Med. 2017. 10.1007/s00134-016-4592-0. - PubMed

[7] Back A, Tulsky JA, Arnold RM. Communication skills in the age of COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2020. 10.7326/m20-1376. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Back A, Tulsky JA, Arnold RM. Communication skills in the age of COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2020. 10.7326/m20-1376. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Lind R, Lorem GF, Nortvedt P, Hevrøy O. Family members’ experiences of “wait and see” as a communication strategy in end-of-life decisions. Intensive Care Med. 2011. 10.1007/s00134-011-2253-x. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Lind R, Lorem GF, Nortvedt P, Hevrøy O. Family members’ experiences of “wait and see” as a communication strategy in end-of-life decisions. Intensive Care Med. 2011. 10.1007/s00134-011-2253-x. - PMC - PubMed

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