Study of patients' psychological attitudes to a coronary care unit

Subjective Follow-Up of Patients From a Surgical Intensive Therapy Ward

“…These questioning. Dominian and Dobson (1969), in their study of patients from a coronary care unit, felt that oxygen masks were a source of distress to the patients, because of their association with serious illness as well as the discomfort, but this would not explain our finding that more patients were worried by oxygen therapy than mechanical ventilation. The thirstiness mentioned by a few of our patients was probably mainly due to restricted fluid intake allowance to the postoperative cardiac patients, but if inadequately humidified gases are administered this will also contribute.…”

“…These reports, however, have obviously been written by intelligent and well-informed ex-patients and may represent the reactions of only a minority of the many people who have been treated in intensive therapy units. Several reports have appeared of adverse psychological or psychiatric effects of intensive therapy (Blachly and Starr, 1964;Egerton and Kay, 1964;Kornfeld et al, 1965;Druss and Kornfeld, 1967;Parker and Hodge, 1967;Dominian and Dobson, 1969; Kornfeld, 1969aKornfeld, , 1969b. On the other hand, some patients may be reassured by -continuous surveillance and exhibit emotional reactions and increased catecholamine production on returning to a general ward (Klein et al, 1968;Sgroi et al, 1968).…”

The Northern Halland Project: On the Need for Support of Patients with Myocardial Infarction in Northern Halland, Sweden

“…While the cases of myocardial infarction are increeasing, predisposing factors seem to be more important. One of these factors for a second infarction is the psycho-social stress and the crisis connected with the changed life situation after a myocardial infarction (Dominian and Dobson, 1969, Cassem and Hackett, 1971, Theorell, 1973, Orth-Gomer, 1979.…”

Subjective Follow-up of Patients from a Surgical Intensive Therapy Ward

“…These reports, however, have obviously been written by intelligent and well-informed ex-patients and may represent the reactions of only a minority of the many people who have been treated in intensive therapy units. Several reports have appeared of adverse psychological or psychiatric effects of intensive therapy (Blachly and Starr, 1964;Egerton and Kay, 1964;Kornfeld et al, 1965;Druss and Kornfeld, 1967;Parker and Hodge, 1967;Dominian and Dobson, 1969;Kornfeld, 1969aKornfeld, , 1969b. On the other hand, some patients may be reassured by -continuous surveillance and exhibit emotional reactions and increased catecholamine production on returning to a general ward (Klein et al, 1968;Sgroi et al, 1968).…”