Factors affecting experiences of intensive care patients in Turkey: Patient outcomes in critical care setting
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Tarih
2013
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Özet
Objectives: To determine the factors affecting a patient's intensive care experience. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted at an intensive care unit in the Aegean Region of Turkey, and comprised 158 patients who spent at least 48 hours at the unit between June and November 2009. A questionnaire form and the Intensive Care Experience Scale were used as data collection tools. SPSS 11.5 was used for statistical analysis of the data. Results: Of the total, 86 (54.4%) patients related to the surgical unit, while 72 (45.5%) spent time at the intensive care unit. Most of the subjects (n=113; 71.5%) reported that they constantly experienced pain during hospitalisation. Patients receiving mechanical ventilation support and patients reporting no pain had significantly higher scores on the intensive care experience scale. Patients who reported pain remembered their experiences less than those having no pain. Conclusions: Interventions are needed to make the experiences of patients in intensive care more positive.
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Intensive Care, Intensive Care Experience, Nurse, Nursing Intervention
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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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Q4
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63
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7
