Moser, Michaela; Jeitziner, Marie-Madlen; Spichiger, Elisabeth (2018). [Anxiety during the chronic critical illness in the intensive care unit - an interpretive phenomenological study]. Pflege - die wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Pflegeberufe, 31(6), pp. 311-318. H. Huber 10.1024/1012-5302/a000643
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Anxiety during the chronic critical illness in the intensive care unit - an interpretive phenomenological study Abstract.
BACKGROUND
Patients with a chronic critical illness (CCI) are persons who are dependent on life-sustaining therapies in the intensive care unit (ICU) for an extended period of time following a life-threatening, acute illness. In the ICU they are exposed to numerous physical and psychological stressors. Anxiety, one of the distressing symptoms, has received little attention.
AIM
This study aims to examine anxiety in adult patients who have developed CCI while treated in an ICU to further understand this phenomenon.
METHOD
An interpretive phenomenological approach was taken. Using an iterative process, data from guided interviews with seven participants were analysed.
RESULTS
The anxiety experienced by the patients with CCI fluctuated with the level of consciousness: anxiety in another reality, anxiety caused by nightmares, anxiety at first awakening and anxiety during wakeful periods. Anxiety was often accompanied by feelings of powerlessness, being lost, insecurity, helplessness and uncertainty.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of the study suggest that health care professionals caring for patients, especially nurses, may influence anxiety experienced by patients with CCI. Nurses who are able to recognize anxiety in patients with CCI have a better chance of caring for them in a sensitive manner.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic of Intensive Care |
UniBE Contributor: |
Jeitziner, Marie-Madlen (A), Spichiger, Elisabeth |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1012-5302 |
Publisher: |
H. Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Mirella Aeberhard |
Date Deposited: |
03 Sep 2018 12:14 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:36 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/1012-5302/a000643 |
PubMed ID: |
30156136 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Angst Intensivpflege anxiety artificial respiration chronic critical illness chronisch kritische Erkrankung critical care maschinelle Beatmung qualitative Forschung qualitative research |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.119769 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/119769 |
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