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Meaning and comfort factors in the paediatric intensive care unit from an adult perspective: a descriptive phenomenological study
Author(s) -
BoschAlcaraz Alejandro,
Jordan Iolanda,
Rodríguez-Martín Dolors,
FalcóPegueroles Anna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12764
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , thematic analysis , intensive care unit , intensive care , perspective (graphical) , nursing , medicine , unit (ring theory) , focus group , psychology , qualitative research , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , psychotherapist , sociology , social science , artificial intelligence , computer science , mathematics education , anthropology
Aims To explore the meaning of comfort and know the factors that contribute to it from the point of view of the young adults who received care in a paediatric intensive care unit, the family of the patient and the interdisciplinary team attending the patient. Findings A total of 30 people were invited to participate in the focus groups; 24 did so. Thematic analysis yielded the following common categories: meaning of comfort, environmental factors in paediatric intensive care unit, family accompaniment during paediatric intensive care unit stay, management of information in the paediatric intensive care unit and, finally, the intimacy and privacy of the critically ill paediatric patient and their family. Conclusions Paediatric intensive care unit professionals need to consider not only the environmental input that may lead to discomfort but also aspects such as continuous family accompaniment, the sharing of complete information with the family and the promoting of privacy.