Experiences of Patients With COVID-19 Admitted to the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study. (12th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Norouzadeh, Reza; Abbasinia, Mohammad; Tayebi, Zahra; Sharifipour, Ehsan; Koohpaei, Alireza; Aghaie, Bahman; Asgarpour, Hossein
• Is Part Of: Journal of patient experience. Volume 8(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04-12
• Subjects: content analysis -- COVID-19 -- patient -- intensive care units; Patient satisfaction -- Periodicals; Patient satisfaction -- United States -- Periodicals; Patient participation -- Periodicals; Patient participation -- United States -- Periodicals; Patient satisfaction; Patient participation; United States; 362.1068
• DOI: 10.1177/23743735211007359
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2374-3735

Abstract

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.