COVID-19 Survivors' Intensive Care Unit Experiences and Their Possible Effects on Mental Health: A Qualitative Study.
J Nerv Ment Dis
; 210(12): 925-929, 2022 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2135767
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT It is known that being hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) for any reason is a risk factor for future psychiatric problems. This qualitative study aims to identify the experiences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ICU survivors and provide insights for relevant mental health problems after being discharged. Participants were COVID-19 patients discharged from ICUs of a secondary care hospital. The experiences of 21 ICU survivors were evaluated using Colaizzi's 7-step approach, which were determined by the purposeful sampling method. There were three themes generated from the interviews as "emotions on COVID-19 diagnosis," "feelings about ICU stay and health care providers," and "life in the shadow of COVID-19." Two subthemes for every single theme were generated, and a total of 19 codes were extracted. It is essential to understand the individual's unique experiences in designing preventive interventions and apply individual preventive mental health interventions during ICU stay.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nerv Ment Dis
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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