Zeadnih Ruba, Aljarrah Imad, Al-Qaaneh Ayman M, Atout Maha
Faculty of Nursing, Al-Balqa Applied University (BAU), Al-Salt 19117, Jordan.
Nursing School, Philadelphia University, P.O. Box 1, Amman 19392, Jordan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jul 16;12(14):1418. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12141418.
The objective of this study is to explore the experiences of patients who received mechanical ventilation (MV) support during their intensive care unit (ICU) stay in Jordan.
A phenomenological hermeneutic approach was conducted, informed by the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Fifteen patients participated in interviews regarding their experiences during their time in the critical care unit of three public hospitals in Jordan. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the data.
The findings of the current study indicated that patients who received MV support during their ICU stays experienced both physical and psychological suffering. A pattern of shared experiences among intensive care patients was identified. Five main themes captured the patients' experiences: (1) feeling powerless, (2) being unable to recognise time, (3) feeling dead, (4) experiencing physical pain, and (5) having future concerns.
The current study found that mechanically ventilated ICU patients suffer both physically and psychologically. Nurses should use specific strategies to relieve discomfort in addition to pain treatment. This is especially essential for non-verbal patients, whose actions may resemble those of their clinicians in pain.
本研究的目的是探讨约旦重症监护病房（ICU）住院期间接受机械通气（MV）支持的患者的经历。
采用现象学诠释学方法，以马丁·海德格尔的哲学为指导。15名患者参与了关于他们在约旦三家公立医院重症监护病房期间经历的访谈。采用诠释现象学分析（IPA）对数据进行分析。
本研究结果表明，在ICU住院期间接受MV支持的患者经历了身体和心理上的痛苦。确定了重症监护患者之间的共同经历模式。五个主要主题概括了患者的经历：（1）感到无力，（2）无法识别时间，（3）感觉像死了一样，（4）经历身体疼痛，（5）对未来感到担忧。
本研究发现，接受机械通气的ICU患者在身体和心理上都遭受痛苦。除疼痛治疗外，护士应采用特定策略缓解不适。这对非言语患者尤为重要，他们的行为可能类似于疼痛中的临床医生。
