A phenomenological study on the experiences of patient transfer from the intensive care unit to general wards.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to derive an in-depth understanding of the transfer experience of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in South Korea through a phenomenological analysis.

Methods

Participants were 15 adult patients who were admitted to a medical or surgical ICU at a university hospital for more than 48 hours before being transferred to a general ward. Data were collected three to five days after their transfer to the general ward from January to December 2017 through individual in-depth interviews and were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological data analysis method, phenomenological reduction, intersubjective reduction, and hermeneutic circle. Data analysis yielded eight themes and four theme clusters related to the unique experiences of domestic ICU patients i

SUBMITTER: Lee EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263304 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature