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- Aitken, Leanne M., et al.
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What is the relationship between elements of ICU treatment and memories after discharge in adult ICU survivors?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Australian Critical Care. - : Elsevier BV. - 1036-7314 .- 1878-1721. ; 29:1, s. 5-14
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ObjectivesPatients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) often experience distressing memories during recovery that have been associated with poor psychological and cognitive outcomes. The aim of this literature review was to synthesise the literature reporting on relationships between elements of ICU treatment and memories after discharge in adult ICU survivors.Review method usedIntegrative review methods were used to systematically search, select, extract, appraise and summarise current knowledge from the available research and identify gaps in the literature.Data sourcesThe following electronic databases were systematically searched: PubMed, Ovid EMBASE, EBSCOhost CINAHL, PsycINFO and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Additional studies were identified through searches of bibliographies. Original quantitative research articles written in English that were published in peer-review journals were included.Review methodsData extracted from studies included authors, study aims, population, sample size and characteristics, methods, ICU treatments, ICU memory definitions, data collection strategies and findings. Study quality assessment was based on elements of the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme using the checklists developed for randomised controlled trials and cohort studies.ResultsFourteen articles containing data from 13 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. The relatively limited evidence about the association between elements of ICU treatment and memories after ICU discharge suggest that deep sedation, corticoids and administration of glucose 50% due to hypoglycaemia contribute to the development of delusional memories and amnesia of ICU stay.ConclusionsThe body of literature on the relationship between elements of ICU treatment and memories after ICU discharge is small and at its early stages. Larger studies using rigorous study design are needed in order to evaluate the effects of different elements of ICU treatment on the development of memories of the ICU during recovery.
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- Engström, Åsa, et al.
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People's experiences of being mechanically ventilated in an ICU : a qualitative study
- 2013
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Ingår i: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 29:2, s. 88-95
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In previous studies people receiving mechanical ventilation treatment have described experiencing distress over their inability to speak and feelings such as anxiety. More research is needed to improve their experience in the intensive care unit and promote recovery. The aim of this study was to describe the intensive care unit experiences of people undergoing mechanical ventilation.MethodQualitative, personal interviews were conducted during 2011 with eight people who were mechanically ventilated in an intensive care unit in the northern part of Sweden. Interview transcripts were analysed using qualitative content analysis.FindingsTwo themes emerged, with four and three categories, respectively. Being dependent for survival on other people and technical medical equipment created a sense of being vulnerable in an anxious situation and a feeling of uncertainty about one's own capacity to breathe. Having lines and tubes in one's body was stressful. Being given a diary and follow-up visit to the intensive care unit after the stay were important tools for filling in the missing time, but there was also one participant who did not want to remember his stay in the intensive care unit.ConclusionTo be dependent on other people and technical medical equipment for survival creates a sense of being delivered into the hands of others, as the people being mechanically ventilated could not trust their body to function.
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- Forsberg, Angelica, et al.
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Patient's perceptions of perioperative quality of care in relation to self-rated health
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. - : Elsevier. - 1089-9472 .- 1532-8473. ; 33:6, s. 834-843
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: To explore (1) associations between patient and perioperativefactors and dimensions of quality of care and (2) perioperative patients’self-rated physical health in relation to information, encouragement, andparticipation.Design: A nonexperimental descriptive exploratory design (n 5 170participants).Methods: Analyses were performed using quantitative techniques;collected data were quantitative in nature. Multiple logistic regressionand Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data.Findings: The factor associatedwith patients’ satisfaction within the dimensionof ‘‘identity-oriented approach of the caregivers,’’ including the qualityof information, encouragement, and participation, was self-estimated physicalhealth. Those who estimated their physical health as being good weregenerally more satisfied. Patients who rated their physical health as beingless thangoodwere significantly less satisfiedwith the informationprovidedbefore surgery about their stay in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).Conclusions: Nurses should chart patients’ estimations of their physicalhealth initially in care to provide reinforced support for patients who estimatetheir physical health is less than good. Before surgery, patients whohave estimated their physical health as being less than good should begiven realistic information about their stay in the PACU—that they willbe in a PACU after surgery, what that stay means, and why it is necessary.
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