ArticleHeart & lung : the journal of critical care
The lived experiences of family members who visit their relatives in Covid-19 intensive care unit for the first time: A phenomenological study.
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- Impact of restricted family presence during the COVID-19 pandemic on critically ill patients, families, and critical care clinicians: a qualitative systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of a Video-Educational and Tele-Supporting Program on the Caregiver-Stroke Survivor Dyad During Transitional Care (D-STEPS: Dyadic Support Through Tele-Health and Educational Programs in Stroke Care): A Longitudinal Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Close relatives' perspective of critical illness due to COVID-19: Keeping in touch at a distance.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Family member perspectives on intensive care unit in-person visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.Intensive & critical care nursing · 2023Article
- Psychosocial Distress among Family Members of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Hospital and Isolation Facilities in the Philippines: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 patient experiences in the intensive care unit (ICU) are marked by family separation. Families understand the importance of isolation and hospital visiting policies, but they consider it necessary to visit their loved ones and use personal protective equipment.
objectiveTo describe the lived experiences of family members in their first contact with a relative in a COVID-ICU.
methodsA phenomenological study was conducted using Cohen's method. The subjects were interviewed using an open-question format to allow them full freedom of expression. Twelve family members were recruited between February and March 2021.
resultsAnalysis of the qualitative data resulted in five major themes: (1) fear of contagion related to donning/doffing procedures, (2) positive emotions related to first contact with the hospitalized relative, (3) concern for the emotional state of the hospitalized relative, (4) impact of the COVID-ICU and comparisons between imagination and reality regarding the severity of the disease, and (5) recognition of and gratitude toward healthcare professionals.
conclusionsIt has been confirmed that visits to the ICU reduce anxiety among family members. Our findings constitute an internationally relevant contribution to understanding of the needs of relatives who meet loved ones for the first time while wearing personal protective equipment.
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