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ArticleOmega2023

The Experiences of COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study.

Meltem Kürtüncü, Aylin Kurt, Nurten Arslan

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Article in Omega, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Meltem KürtüncüNursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Turkey.
Aylin Kurt2Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5521-0828
Nurten Arslan3Nursing Department, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Turkey.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This exploratory qualitative study explores the experiences of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units and after discharge. Semi- structured telephone interviews were conducted with 18 COVID-19 patients admitted to and discharged from intensive care units between March and September in 2020. The themes of this study were determined as "feelings about the illness and intensive care," "psychological and physical damages," "nurses' efforts and the importance of care.", and "protecting health and life". COVID-19 patients in intensive care units may experience permanent physical and psychological damages. The findings suggest that the first step in carrying out interventions in the intensive care units is to ensure that continuous communication with patients is maintained so that their orientation to the new circumstances can be achieved. Nursing interventions to patients missing their families can have compensated for the loss of family support and care during their critical illness.

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COVID-19Critical Care NursingEmotionsHumansIntensive Care UnitsQualitative ResearchCOVID-19intensive care unitspandemicspatientsqualitative research

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PMID34120515
PMCPMC10583477

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