KMID : 1221920230160010028
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Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing 2023 Volume.16 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.43
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The Lived Experiences of Patient¡¯s Families with the Intensive Care Unit Diary
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Jeong Yu-Jin
Ryoo Sung-Suk Shin Hyun-Jeong Yi Young-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose : Intensive care unit (ICU) diaries have been implemented across the international ICU community. This study aimed to comprehend the meaning and nature of the lived experience of patients¡¯ families using the ICU diary in Korea.
Methods : This qualitative study adopted van Manen¡¯s hermeneutic phenomenology. The participants comprised eight women and two men who were the family members of patients in the ICU for more than three days. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and observation from July 2018 to January 2019.
Results : Patients¡¯ families who experienced the ICU diary recognized it with six beings according to time: a good idea, forgotten stuff, burdensome work, touching service, my stuff, and a thing in the memory. The ICU diary had three essential meanings for the families: communication, solace and hope, and a record of life. These findings were rearranged according to van Manen¡¯s fundamental existential, and the lived things and lived others were remarkably confirmed.
Conclusion : Patients¡¯ families experienced various ICU diary forms over time and recognized an ICU diary as a means of communication. Therefore, the ICU diary is expected to be used as an intervention between families and healthcare providers in the ICU to support mutual communication.
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KEYWORD
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Intensive care unit, Diary, Family, Experience, Qualitative research
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