When the paediatric intensive care unit becomes home: A hermeneutic‐phenomenological study

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-148
Author(s):  
Julie Frechette ◽  
Mélanie Lavoie‐Tremblay ◽  
Kelley Kilpatrick ◽  
Vasiliki Bitzas
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Healing experience for family caregivers after an intensive care unit death

2019 ◽  
pp. bmjspcare-2018-001561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan DeSanto-Madeya ◽  
Dan Willis ◽  
Julie McLaughlin ◽  
Aristotle Boslet
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study ◽  
Purposive Sample

ObjectivesFamily caregivers suffer a high burden of emotional and psychological distress following the death of a loved one in the intensive care unit and often struggle to heal in the weeks following their loss. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to describe and interpret the experience of healing for family caregivers six weeks following the death of a loved one in the ICU.MethodsSemi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of twenty-four family caregivers six weeks following the death of their loved ones in the ICU. Qualitative analysis techniques were used to identify common themes central to the experience of healing across all interviews.ResultsSeven themes were interpreted from the data: searching for clarity from a time of uncertainty; riding an emotional rollercoaster; seeking peace in one’s decisions; moving forward with each new day; taking comfort in the memories; valuing layers of support; and discovering life on one’s own.ConclusionBy identifying and gaining an understanding of healing following the death of a loved one in the ICU, nursing and other healthcare providers have an opportunity to promote healing and positively impact family caregiver’s bereavement.

Meaning and comfort factors in the paediatric intensive care unit from an adult perspective: a descriptive phenomenological study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-635
Author(s):  
Alejandro Bosch‐Alcaraz ◽  
Iolanda Jordan ◽  
Dolors Rodríguez-Martín ◽  
Anna Falcó‐Pegueroles
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care
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