Experience of Post-ICU Syndrome in Critical Disease Survivors
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https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2022.22.1.6Keywords:
Critical illness, critical care, qualitative research, patient, survivorsAbstract
Introduction: Surviving Intensive Care Unit (ICU) brings positive and negative feelings, depending on each person’s experience. Likewise, some patients may present with negative mental and physical consequences after discharge, causing a very complex stay at home.
Aim: To understand the experience of critical illness survivors after three months of ICU discharge.
Methods: Hermeneutical phenomenological study using in-depth interviews with 15 adult participants after three months of ICU discharge. Data analysis was made considering Cohen, Kahn, and Steeves’ procedures.
Results: Phenomenological analysis revealed three existential themes: Changes in memory and mood, Changes in day-to-day life, and My body after ICU.
Conclusion: Surviving ICU brings with it positive aspects such as winning a battle against death. However, psychological, emotional, and physical consequences after discharge turn it into an exhausting experience.
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