0 Leske, Jane Stower 2002 Critical Care Nurse 22 6 61-65 12/2002 family needs Presents the latest research findings on interventions used to decrease the anxiety of the family members of a critically ill patient, as of December 2002. Definition of family; Importance of interventions to family members; List of the needs of the family members of a patient; Useful interventions in the acute care environment. http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/6/61