Paradoxical perception of humanistic care in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study. Issue 3 (30th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hasandoost, Fateme; Mohammadi, Eesa; Khademi, Mojgan; Seddighi, Mahyar
• Is Part Of: Nursing open. Volume 10:Issue 3(2023)
• Page Start: 1492
• Page End: 1502
• Publication Date: 2022-09-30
• Subjects: humanistic care -- intensive care units -- nursing -- qualitative research; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1399
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-1058

Abstract

Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of nurses, patients and attendants of humanistic care in the intensive care unit. Design: The present study was a qualitative conventional content analysis conducted in the intensive care unit in a hospital in Iran, in 2019. Methods: Data were collected using semi‐structured interviews and field notes through purposive sampling with 17 nurses who worked in an adult ICU in a teaching hospital, 4 attendants and 4 alert patients, and then analysed using the Elo‐Kyngäs method in 2008. Results: Analysis of the data led to the extraction of Four main themes as follows: (1) Insufficient understanding of nurses and patients' families of each other's roles, needs and expectations; (2) The use of personal and situational reasoning rather than ethical principles; (3) Caring stagnation; and (4) Satisfaction with care.