Reported roles of care partners in a specialized weaning centre-perspectives of patients, care partners, and health care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care partners are individuals chosen by a person with an illness to support their care during hospitalization. Patients with persistent critical illness have longer than average critical care admission and often other conditions including dysphagia, communication vulnerability, severe physical deconditioning, the need for an artificial airway, and difficulty weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation. Family presence has been identified as important for patients experiencing persistent critical illness in specialized weaning centers. Despite this, the role of care partners in clinical settings for patients with persistent critical illness has not been fully characterized, particularly from the perspectives of patients, care partners, and health care providers. The aim

SUBMITTER: Istanboulian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557519 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature