<![CDATA[Background: Families of ICU patients are vulnerable to anxiety while accompanying their family members in the ICU. Prolonged length of stay and socioeconomic conditions influence family anxiety. Anxiety in families can worsen the patient's condition and hinder appropriate care decision-making. Goal of this research to determine the relationship between socioeconomic factors and length of stay with family anxiety of patients in the ICU of Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang. Methods: This study is a quantitative research with correlational analytic method and cross-sectional approach. Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire. The number of respondents was 88 people with purposive sampling technique. The obtained data were statistically processed using Gamma correlation test. Results: The analysis showed that most respondents were female (58%). The majority of respondents had high school education (37.5%). A total of 36.8% of family members experienced prolonged length of stay. About 48.9% of respondents had average socioeconomic conditions. A total of 42% of families experienced mild anxiety. Conclusion: There is a relationship between length of stay and socioeconomic status with Family Anxiety Level of Patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (p-value < 0.05).]]>
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