Education: Patient, Family and Care-giver
Families and caregivers of critical illness survivors also feel the
impact of the disease burden44. Education of patients,
family members and caregivers should be continuous across the care, on
admission, during discharge and on follow-ups49.
However, education should be aligned with the stage of care. For
instance, family members of individuals with COVID-19 who are admitted
into the hospital should be informed about the possibility of their
family member developing PICS or other associated syndromes. On
discharge, survivors and their families could be provided with
educational materials such as brochures and informative websites as part
of their discharge packages40. Adequate education of
these family members would improve their proficiency in “care-giving”
post discharge.