ArticleNursing open2023
Identifying barriers and facilitators to seeking care for symptoms of bacterial sepsis: A qualitative study.
Article in Nursing open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- A case study of patient and public involvement in sepsis genomics research.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- The Role of Perceived Urgency and Barriers in Using Emergency Medical Care for Sepsis: A German-Wide, Representative Survey Using Case Vignettes.Critical care medicine · 2026Article
- "Sepsis brought him to his knees": exploring the lived experiences and perspectives of sepsis survivors and family members to inform a sepsis public education campaign in Canada.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The sepsis journey and where digital alerts can help: a qualitative, interview study with survivors and family members in England.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Identifying barriers and facilitators to seeking care for symptoms of bacterial sepsis: A qualitative study.Nursing open · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
aimResearch suggests that early access to quality care is essential to improving bacteraemia outcomes and reducing the risk of developing sepsis because it allows for early intervention. Currently, there are limited data regarding the facilitators and barriers that alter the trajectory of arrival at the hospital when patients in the United States experience symptoms of bacteraemia and sepsis. This study sought to explore and describe the facilitators and barriers to seeking care for suspected bacteraemia and sepsis symptoms.
designA qualitative descriptive study.
methodsTen men and women were recruited using convenience sampling. The study used audio-recorded semi-structured interviews and the collection of socio-demographic data as the data collection techniques. Thematic analysis was used, including inductive and deductive approaches, to analyse the data.
resultsDuring data analysis, the codes related to barriers and facilitators were collapsed into three themes-symptom recognition, psychosocial support and healthcare planning and coordination. PATIENT CONTRIBUTION: The patients' participation in the study has contributed to our understanding of patients' perspectives and experiences in the pre-hospital phase and provides important insights into what barriers and facilitators are encountered. Study findings highlight the need to develop interventions to improve patient decision time, patient-provider interactions and knowledge of bacteraemia and sepsis through patient and provider education.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.