Main Areas of Work
- Recording the experiences and needs of patients and their families, particularly of patients with a protracted stay in the intensive care ward.
- Patient safety, particularly nursing staffing and the influence of organisational structures, qualifications and workload.
Brief description
We are studying the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based measures in the care of patients andtheir families.
We are also investigating innovative, efficient and family- and patient-orientated models for care.
Current projects
- ICU Families (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in the Family)
- Virtual Reality in the treatment and Prevention of Delirium
- Care of families during period in the intensive care ward
- Nurse staffing and the association with adverse events
- Nurse staffing and workload
- Nursing staff workload and NASA task load index
Important publications
- Zwischen Himmel und Hölle: Erfahrungen von Eltern mit einem kritisch kranken Kind mit extrakorporaler Membranoxygenierung (ECMO) – Eine qualitative-explorative Studie mit Paarinterviews. Kröger Y, Stoffel G, Jeitziner MM, Bischofberger I, van Holten K. Pflege. 2020;33(6):375-383.
- Effects of intensive care unit ambient sounds on healthcare professionals: results of an online survey and noise exposure in an experimental setting. Schmidt N, Gerber SM, Zante B, Gawliczek T, Chesham A, Gutbrod K, Müri RM, Nef T, Schefold JC, Jeitziner MM. Intensive Care Med Exp. 2020 Jul 23;8(1):34.
- Psychological symptoms in relatives of critically ill patients (ICU families): a prospective multicenter study. Hoffmann M, Jeitziner MM, Riedl R, Eller P, Amrein K, ICU-Families Study Group. Intensive Care Med. 2020 May;46(5):1060-1062.
- Comparing the relaxing effects of different virtual reality environments in the intensive care unit: observational study. Gerber SM, Jeitziner MM, Sänger SD, Knobel SEJ, Marchal-Crespo L, Müri RM, Schefold JC, Jakob SM, Nef T. JMIR Perioper Med. 2019 Nov 15;2(2):e15579.
- Perception and performance on a virtual reality cognitive stimulation for use in the intensive care unit: A non-randomized trial in critically ill patients. Gerber SM, Jeitziner MM, Knobel SEJ, Mosimann UP, Müri RM, Jakob SM, Nef T. Front Med (Lausanne). 2019 Dec 10;6:287.
- Anxiety during the chronic critical illness in the intensive care unit – an interpretive phenomenological study. Moser M, Jeitziner MM, Spichiger E. Pflege. 2018;31(6):311-318.
- Trigger tool–based automated adverse event detection in electronic health records: systematic review. Musy SN, Ausserhofer D, Schwendimann R, Rothen HU, Jeitziner MM, Rutjes AW, Simon M. J Med Internet Res. 2018 May 30;20(5):e198.
- Visuo-acoustic stimulation that helps you to relax: A virtual reality setup for patients in the intensive care unit. Gerber SM, Jeitziner MM, Wyss P, Chesham A, Urwyler P, Müri RM, Jakob SM, Nef T. Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 16;7(1):13228.