Qualitative study on psychological experience in family members of middle-aged and young patients in emergency intensive care unit
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.10.018
- VernacularTitle:急诊重症监护室中青年患者家属心理体验的质性研究
- Author:
Hongyi GAO
1
;
Qing ZHANG
;
Xiaozi GAO
Author Information
1. 济宁医学院附属医院急诊监护室,济宁 272029
- Keywords:
? Intensive care unit;
? Emergency service,hospital;
? Middle-aged and young;
? Psychological experience;
? Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(10):1267-1270
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective? To explore the psychological experience and feelings of family members of middle-aged and young patients in emergency intensive care unit (EICU). Methods? The family members of EICU patients from a hospital were selected by purposive sampling between August and September 2018. The 8 family members of middle-aged and young EICU patients received in-depth semi-structural interview using qualitative methods. Colaizzi method was used for analysis of the data. Results? The psychological experience of the 8 family members of middle-aged and young EICU patients could boil down to 5 themes: negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, worry and self-accusation; positive emotions such as hope and facing the reality; heavy economic burden on family; change of social roles; and desire for social support. Conclusions? Medical workers should pay attention to the psychological experience of family members, and provide them with psychological and informational support; meanwhile, they should utilise the social support system, and assist family members to get help from hospital, society and community so that family members' psychological burden can be alleviated, thus enabling the recovery and return to society in the middle-aged and young patients.
