Virtual visiting in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study with ICU clinicians and non-ICU family team liaison members.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the experiences and perceived benefits of virtual visiting from the perspectives of intensive care unit (ICU)-experienced clinicians and non-ICU-experienced family liaison team members.

Design

Qualitative descriptive study.

Setting

Adult intensive care setting across 14 hospitals within the UK National Health Service.

Participants

ICU-experienced clinicians and non-ICU-experienced family liaison team members deployed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Semistructured telephone/video interviews were conducted with ICU clinicians. Analytical themes were developed inductively following a standard thematic approach, using 'family-centred care' and 'sensemaking' as sensitising concepts.

Results

We completed 3

SUBMITTER: Xyrichis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058291 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature