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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Crit Care. 2011 Jun 28;27(1):3–10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.04.006

Figure 3. Conceptual Model of Trust in the ICU (adapted from Armstrong, 2006).

Figure 3

This model illustrates that provider, patient/family, and healthcare system characteristics may influence trust in the ICU. Trust in providers and healthcare system distrust are related and likely to change over the duration of an ICU stay. Potential outcomes of trust in the ICU are listed.