Developing a Program Theory on Ventilator Weaning in Adult Intensive Care: Protocol for a Multimethods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, mechanical ventilation and ventilator weaning have been widely researched. Nevertheless, rates of weaning failure remain high. According to the Medical Research Council framework, ventilator weaning is a complex intervention. While there are various guidelines on this, there is no abstract theoretical understanding that organizes the interventions, outcomes, and their contexts.

Objective

This study aims to explore the interconnectedness of interventions, outcomes, and context in ventilator weaning of adult intensive care patients.

Methods

Using the approach of Funnell and Rogers, we develop a program theory for ventilator weaning in a multimethod study comprising 2 main steps. First, 3 literature reviews on interventions and outcomes, predictors

SUBMITTER: Sterr F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12905570 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature