ArticleCritical care explorations2020
Key Components of ICU Recovery Programs: What Did Patients Report Provided Benefit?
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26 authors at 14 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
To understand from the perspective of patients who did, and did not attend ICU recovery programs, what were the most important components of successful programs and how should they be organized.
designInternational, qualitative study.
settingFourteen hospitals in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. PATIENTS: We conducted 66 semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of patients, 52 of whom had used an ICU recovery program and 14 whom had not.
interventionsNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsUsing content analysis, prevalent themes were documented to understand what improved their outcomes. Contrasting quotes from patients who had not received certain aspects of care were used to identify perceived differential effectiveness. Successful ICU recovery programs had five key components: 1) Continuity of care; 2) Improving symptom status; 3) Normalization and expectation management; 4) Internal and external validation of progress; and 5) Reducing feelings of guilt and helplessness. The delivery of care which achieved these goals was facilitated by early involvement (even before hospital discharge), direct involvement of ICU staff, and a focus on integration across traditional disease, symptom, and social welfare needs.
conclusionsIn this multicenter study, conducted across three continents, patients identified specific and reproducible modes of benefit derived from ICU recovery programs, which could be the target of future intervention refinement.
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