Relatives' experience of intensive care: the other side of hospitalization

This study aims at understanding the experience concerning family members of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with the purpose of contributing to care humanization in this context. Considering the nature of the research object, this research was carried out to understand the phenomenon Bei...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2007-07, Vol.15 (4), p.598-604
Main Authors: Fabiane, Urizzi, Corrêa, Adriana Katia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Death
Brazil
Emotions
Family - psychology
Family Relations
Fear
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Interviews as Topic
NURSING
Qualitative Research
Visitors to Patients - psychology
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Summary:This study aims at understanding the experience concerning family members of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with the purpose of contributing to care humanization in this context. Considering the nature of the research object, this research was carried out to understand the phenomenon Being a family that experiences the hospitalization of a family member in ICU. Phenomenology was used as a methodological reference framework. Seventeen family members of adult patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Santa Casa in Londrina were interviewed from September to December 2004. Through analysis of these interviews, some theme categories emerged: difficult, painful, speechless experience; experiencing and recognizing somebody's life: approaching the patient's suffering; break-up of the family's daily routine; fear of having a family member die; ICU: a fearsome scene, but necessary; concern with family care. Some issues related to the family's attendance in the ICU were discussed, contributing to the establishment of humanized care delivery to critical patients and their families' uniqueness.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/s0104-11692007000400012