Open AccessPatients’ Adaptations After Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Katrina Hauschildt,
Claire Seigworth,
Lee A. Kamphuis,
Catherine L. Hough,
Marc Moss,
Joanne McPeake,
Molly Harrod,
Theodore J. Iwashyna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2021825
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , randomized controlled trial , cognition , distress , emotional distress , physical therapy , medline , psychological adaptation , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology , anxiety , surgery , lung , political science , law
Many patients confront physical, cognitive, and emotional problems after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). No proven therapies for these problems exist, and many patients manage new disability and recovery with little formal support. Eliciting patients' adaptations to these problems after hospitalization may identify opportunities to improve recovery.