Journafy for Patients & Families

Journafy helps patients and families use journaling and storytelling to support mental health, build connections, and navigate and process their healthcare journey.

Journafy helps with

expressing emotions, improving mental health, strengthening communication, and documenting their care journey.

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Provides a safe space for patients and families to process emotions, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being

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Bridges the gap between patients, families, and healthcare providers, fostering understanding and collaboration

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Helps document milestones, recovery, and key moments, creating a meaningful record of the health journey

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Empowers patients and families to take an active role in their care, promoting better outcomes and a sense of agency

See how it works

Experience a dynamic digital ICU diary like never before.

From seamlessly adding multiple writers to a diary and effortlessly uploading photos, to extensive privacy options: the digital Post-ICU diary offers unparalleled functionality.

"Griffin adopted this innovative care tool, Post-ICU, as part of its longstanding commitment to delivering Planetree person-centered care, an approach to healthcare that produces superior patient care and a humanized health care experience that emphasizes compassion, equity, and the active participation of patients and their families."

“Post-ICU has helped staff as well. We’re able to look back at all of the previous journal entries, just to kind of see what other caregivers have written in the diary. And, honestly, it’s nice for staff too because they are able to see the progress that the patient has made through their ICU journey as well. And it’s a nice reflection for the family.”

"Post-ICU decreases the incidence of PTSD, as well as PICS and its accompanying disorder, PICS-Family."

Features

Journaling positively impacts mental and physical health, aiding emotional processing and reducing stress, while also benefiting healthcare workers by decreasing burnout and increasing compassion.

Secure and private log-in portal

Journafy uses a sophisticated and highly secure log-in portal.

Numerous safeguards are in place to ensure that a diary is only accessible to the right people.

Some hospitals are eligible for a Single-Sign-On (SSO) service. This can enhance the experience with the digital diary for healthcare professionals.

Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.

Writing together is easier than ever

Invite multiple writers and readers to one diary. No matter where, no matter when. Journafy is available and up to date 24/7.

Inviting someone to your diary is as easy as clicking a button.

Having more than one person write in the diary ensures that the patient can later review what happened to them from multiple perspectives.

Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.

Managing multiple diaries is no problem

As a healthcare professional, you will likely have multiple diaries to manage.

Journafy offers an intuitive interface and simple diary overview. Find the diary that you want to write for in a second.

And when it’s time to close a patient’s diary, it’s easy to remove a diary from your list as well.

Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.

Writing prompts

Never wonder about what you can write about again. Journafy offers many writing suggestions to help you.

There are separate writing prompts available for family members, friends and healthcare professionals.

Our digital diary will even offer you different writing suggestions depending on the healthcare setting.

Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.

It’s true: a picture speaks louder than words

Photos add another layer to a diary. It provides the patient and family members a more complete story that they can relate to.

As a patient, or their legal guardian, you can arrange permissions for uploading pictures. Would you like nurses to be able to upload pictures? Arrange it with a click.

Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.

Everything that you want to be private, stays private

The patient is always the owner of their digital diary. If they (temporarily) are unable to manage their diary, their legal guardian takes over. They can arrange permissions for reading diary entries. Not comfortable with personnel reading your entries? Then switch it off with ease. We do recommend enabling healthcare workers to read entries, as we have seen this benefits communication and engagement tremendously. Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.

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Benefits of Journafy diaries for patients and families

Emotional Support: Offers a therapeutic outlet to process feelings, reducing stress, anxiety, and depression.
Improved Communication: Strengthens connections between patients, families, and caregivers through shared updates and reflections.
Sense of Control: Empowers patients and families to actively participate in the care journey, fostering a sense of agency and hope.
Documenting Memories: Creates a meaningful record of milestones, experiences, and progress for reflection and sharing.
Stronger Relationships: Builds deeper emotional bonds among patients, families, and healthcare providers through storytelling and journaling.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Will keeping a diary really help in preventing Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?

Yes. Many studies have shown that keeping a diary will significantly decrease PICS-related symptoms. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean keeping a diary will (completely) prevent PICS 100% of the time. PICS is a complex syndrome with many factors influencing the possible outcome.

On average, what are my chances of developing Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) or PICS-F?

Studies have found that at least 25-50% of ICU-patients will develop PICS, and up to 30% of their family members will develop PICS-F.

What should I write in the diary? I don’t know what to write down.

The general rule of thumb is: that writing down something is always better than nothing. Try not to think too much about it. Simply writing about your thoughts and feelings can be very helpful for you and the patient in the long run. And if someday you feel stuck, you can find many writing suggestions within the Post-ICU diary to help you.

Can photos be placed in the digital diary?

Yes. The legal representative of a patient has control over who can upload photos in post-ICU: nobody, themselves, professional caregivers, and/or other contributors to the diary. It is encouraged to add photos to Post-ICU because photos can speak a thousand words and can be very beneficial in the recovery process. Having photos in the diary from multiple perspectives (nurses, family, friends) can help the patient reconstruct their ICU admission when they wake up.

I don't have a smartphone. Can I still use the digital diary?

Post-ICU can be used on any device that has an internet connection. This could be a smartphone, desktop computer, laptop, or tablet.

What will Post-ICU cost me?

Post-ICU is completely free to use for patients and family members. The digital diary is provided as a service by the hospital.

What if the patient doesn't want the diary when they wake up?

When the patient is awake, they decide what they want to do with the diary that has been kept for them. Post-ICU offers an option for the patient to delete their diary and all its entries if they want to.

Griffin Health x Journafy

At Griffin Health, the Post-ICU digital diary has been implemented as part of their holistic approach to healthcare and as part of their vision on person-centered care.

This Case Study examines the challenges Griffin faced and how we overcame them in collaboration.

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