Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study
This study aimed to describe the experiences of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units (ICU). The data were analyzed by content analysis on 16 ICU patients with COVID-19. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. Three categories were identified: (a) captured by a chall...
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| author | Reza Norouzadeh PhD Mohammad Abbasinia PhD Zahra Tayebi PhD Ehsan Sharifipour MD Alireza Koohpaei PhD Bahman Aghaie PhD Hossein Asgarpour MSc |
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| description | This study aimed to describe the experiences of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units (ICU). The data were analyzed by content analysis on 16 ICU patients with COVID-19. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. Three categories were identified: (a) captured by a challenging incident with subcategories: perceived sudden and challenging death, fear of carelessness in overcrowding, worry about the family, and frustration with stigmatizing; (b) the flourishing of life with subcategories: spiritual-awakening, resilience in the face of life challenges, promoting health behaviors, and striving for recovery; and (c) honoring the blessings with subcategories: understanding the importance of nurses, realizing the value of family, and realizing the value of altruism. COVID-19 survivors experienced both positive and negative experiences. The results of this study could help health care providers identify the needs of ICU patients with COVID-19, including psychological, social, and spiritual support and design care models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b7b691d07b84e1485e07f998ee8826c2022-12-21T21:57:45ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Patient Experience2374-37432021-04-01810.1177/23743735211007359Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative StudyReza Norouzadeh PhD0Mohammad Abbasinia PhD1Zahra Tayebi PhD2Ehsan Sharifipour MD3Alireza Koohpaei PhD4Bahman Aghaie PhD5Hossein Asgarpour MSc6 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Alborz University Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran Neuroscience Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Health Faculty, Departments of Occupational Health and Safety at Work, Qom University, Qom, Iran Department of Medical Sciences and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, TurkeyThis study aimed to describe the experiences of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units (ICU). The data were analyzed by content analysis on 16 ICU patients with COVID-19. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. Three categories were identified: (a) captured by a challenging incident with subcategories: perceived sudden and challenging death, fear of carelessness in overcrowding, worry about the family, and frustration with stigmatizing; (b) the flourishing of life with subcategories: spiritual-awakening, resilience in the face of life challenges, promoting health behaviors, and striving for recovery; and (c) honoring the blessings with subcategories: understanding the importance of nurses, realizing the value of family, and realizing the value of altruism. COVID-19 survivors experienced both positive and negative experiences. The results of this study could help health care providers identify the needs of ICU patients with COVID-19, including psychological, social, and spiritual support and design care models.https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211007359 |
| spellingShingle | Reza Norouzadeh PhD Mohammad Abbasinia PhD Zahra Tayebi PhD Ehsan Sharifipour MD Alireza Koohpaei PhD Bahman Aghaie PhD Hossein Asgarpour MSc Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study Journal of Patient Experience |
| title | Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | experiences of patients with covid 19 admitted to the intensive care units a qualitative study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211007359 |
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