Surviving COVID-19: patients' experiences of care and path to recovery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine patients' experiences of receiving care on an ICU for COVID-19 and the subsequent rehabilitation process.

Methods

An explorative and inductive design was used. Participants were recruited from two university hospitals in Sweden. Patients admitted to the ICU due to COVID-19 from March 2020 to April 2021, who enrolled in the ICU follow-up, and understood and spoke Swedish were invited to participate. In total, 20 participants completed a semi-structured interview, of whom 18 were included in the thematic analysis.

Results

The analysis resulted in two themes: "An isolated world with silver linings" and "Recovery in the wake of the pandemic". Findings show that patients cared for on an ICU for COVID-19 during the pandemic felt safe but experienced a sen

SUBMITTER: Eklund R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773674 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature