کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2652231 1139605 2012 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The lived experiences of adult intensive care patients who were conscious during mechanical ventilation: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیهوشی و پزشکی درد
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The lived experiences of adult intensive care patients who were conscious during mechanical ventilation: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryAimThe aim of this study was to illuminate the lived experience of patients who were conscious during mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit (ICU).MethodInterviews with 12 patients assessed as being conscious during mechanical ventilation were conducted approximately one week after discharge from an ICU. The text was analysed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method inspired by Ricoeur.ResultsApart from breathlessness, voicelessness was considered the worst experience. The discomfort and pain caused by the tracheal tube was considerable. A feeling of being helpless, deserted and powerless because of their serious physical condition and inability to talk prompted the patients to strive for independence and recovery and made them willing to ‘flow with’ the treatment and care. Comments from the patients suggest that their suffering can be alleviated by communication, participation in care activities and companionship.ConclusionA patient's endurance whilst conscious during mechanical ventilation seems to be facilitated by the presence of nurses, who mediate hope and belief in recovery, strengthening the patient's will to fight for recovery and survival.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Volume 28, Issue 1, February 2012, Pages 6–15
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