Lived Experiences of Family Members of Patients With Severe COVID-19 Who Died in Intensive Care Units in France.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

During the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, family members were often separated from their loved ones admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), with a potential for negative experiences and psychological burden.

Objective

To better understand the experiences of bereaved family members of patients who died in an ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the time of hospital admission until after the patient's death.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study used semistructured, in-depth interviews to collect experiences from bereaved family members of patients who died from severe COVID-19 in 12 ICUs during the first wave of the pandemic in France. Purposeful sampling was used to ensure the diversity of study participants with respect to se

SUBMITTER: Kentish-Barnes N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218069 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature