Abstract:The psychometric properties and acceptability of the IPREA questionnaire make it a potential instrument for measuring discomfort perceived by unselected ICU patients.
“…However, and as reported in previous studies, comfort experience is frequently explored and understood through discomfort experiences or in the absence of comfort. [25][26][27] In this study, participants' experiences and views about comfort were represented in five main topics, regarding the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and environmental contexts. Findings highlight that participants experienced not only physical symptoms ("Me and what I feel") -such as pain, difficulty in resting, anorexia, asthenia and constipation -but also psychological ("Me and how I react") and spiritual problems ("Me and the meaning of my life"), such as lack of security, fear, sense of vulnerability, uncertainty, guilt and hopelessness.…”
Background and objective: Comfort is a complex experience, particularly important to palliative care patients. Although it is listed in nursing classifications and taxonomies there is a gap between theory and practice. Thus, little research has been done about patient's perceptions and experiences in this context of care. This paper aims to analyze palliative care patients' experiences about comfort. Methods: Qualitative study with fifteen participants, using in-depth, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews, tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using interpretative content analysis. Results: Five main themes have been identified. Holistic comfort may be a difficult outcome for many end-of-life patients but the context of provision of care, the presence of family, the way information is managed, the search for meaning in life, and the need to keep life under control were perceived as important determinants for comfort. Conclusions: This study provides a general overview about comfort experiences and the main discomforts of hospitalized patients who are suffering from chronic and incurable diseases. Findings highlight comfort as a complex intervention within multidisciplinary palliative care team and this is supporting the nursing diagnosis "Impaired Comfort" as a syndrome. The study adds a contribution to the accuracy and completeness of nursing classifications and nursing practice in palliative care.
“…However, and as reported in previous studies, comfort experience is frequently explored and understood through discomfort experiences or in the absence of comfort. [25][26][27] In this study, participants' experiences and views about comfort were represented in five main topics, regarding the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and environmental contexts. Findings highlight that participants experienced not only physical symptoms ("Me and what I feel") -such as pain, difficulty in resting, anorexia, asthenia and constipation -but also psychological ("Me and how I react") and spiritual problems ("Me and the meaning of my life"), such as lack of security, fear, sense of vulnerability, uncertainty, guilt and hopelessness.…”
Background and objective: Comfort is a complex experience, particularly important to palliative care patients. Although it is listed in nursing classifications and taxonomies there is a gap between theory and practice. Thus, little research has been done about patient's perceptions and experiences in this context of care. This paper aims to analyze palliative care patients' experiences about comfort. Methods: Qualitative study with fifteen participants, using in-depth, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews, tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using interpretative content analysis. Results: Five main themes have been identified. Holistic comfort may be a difficult outcome for many end-of-life patients but the context of provision of care, the presence of family, the way information is managed, the search for meaning in life, and the need to keep life under control were perceived as important determinants for comfort. Conclusions: This study provides a general overview about comfort experiences and the main discomforts of hospitalized patients who are suffering from chronic and incurable diseases. Findings highlight comfort as a complex intervention within multidisciplinary palliative care team and this is supporting the nursing diagnosis "Impaired Comfort" as a syndrome. The study adds a contribution to the accuracy and completeness of nursing classifications and nursing practice in palliative care.
“…De nombreux travaux sont basés sur des questionnaires fermés où le patient cote l'intensité de sa douleur ou de son stress pour une série de symptômes préétablis ou de procé-dures [6][7][8][9]. Ces questionnaires évaluent des patients conscients au cours de leur séjour ou font appel, après la sortie de réanimation, aux souvenirs.…”
Section: Ressenti Du Patient En Réanimationunclassified
“…Une étude française récente montre que les sources d'inconfort restent identiques : privation de sommeil, immobilisation par les perfusions et les câbles, soif, douleur, bruit et anxiété obtiennent les scores les plus élevés en intensité d'inconfort généré [8].…”
Section: Ressenti Du Patient En Réanimationunclassified
“…L'intensité de l'inconfort et du stress générés par les troubles du sommeil est importante [6,8,15]. Par ailleurs, le temps réel de sommeil objectivé par polysomnographie est surestimé par les soignants.…”
Section: Ressenti Du Patient En Réanimationunclassified
“…Le bruit est un facteur de stress retrouvé dans de nombreuses évaluations [8,15]. Des mesures réalisées à partir d'enregistrements continus nocturnes objectivent de nombreux pics dépassant 80 dB et un niveau de bruit ambiant autour de 59 dB [16].…”
Section: Ressenti Du Patient En Réanimationunclassified
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