Dehkordi Leila Mardanian, Babashahi Monireh, Irajpour Alireza
Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
Int J Prev Med. 2016 Dec 5;7:125. doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.195209. eCollection 2016.
Decision-making about patients with critical condition transfer from Intensive Care Unit to the general wards be delegated to their families. The aim of the study was explaining the experiences of family caregiver's about care of chronic critically ill patient.
This study was conducted with a qualitative content analysis using unstructured interview. Participants were selected purposively from May 2014 to May 2015 and data collection continued until data saturation. Analysis was based on conventional content analysis.
Participants' experiences classified into three main categories as following: nonprofessional care, enhancing factors of care, and inhibiting factors of care.
Finding of the current study showed different aspects of care. Care of chronic critically ill patients is a long-term process that affected by different factors. It seems that the exploration of caregivers needs and planning supportive interventions based on their needs improve the quality of care.
关于重症患者从重症监护病房转至普通病房的决策由其家属做出。本研究的目的是阐释家庭照顾者对慢性重症患者护理的体验。
本研究采用非结构化访谈进行定性内容分析。2014年5月至2015年5月有目的地选取参与者,数据收集持续至数据饱和。分析基于传统内容分析。
参与者的体验分为以下三大类:非专业护理、护理促进因素和护理抑制因素。
本研究结果显示了护理的不同方面。慢性重症患者的护理是一个受不同因素影响的长期过程。似乎探索照顾者的需求并根据他们的需求规划支持性干预措施可提高护理质量。