Respiratory failure & ventilation
Being an observer of one’s own life—a meta-synthesis on the experience of mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units
Authors' conclusion
Patients under mechanical ventilation are highly perceptive.
Study context
- Population
- Conscious patients under mechanical ventilation in ICUs20 studies
- Outcome
- Patients' experience of mechanical ventilation in the ICU
Methodological detailsSandelowski and Barroso methodology, systematic literature search
- Sandelowski and Barroso methodology
- Systematic literature search
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Central phenomenon: patients being observers of their own lives
- Yearning for a stable picture of reality and developing various situation-specific needs
- Finding ways to deal with the situation
- Concepts interwoven in time and experienced repeatedly in different dimensions
Original publication
Being an observer of one’s own life—a meta-synthesis on the experience of mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units. Crit Care. Published 8 March 2025. doi:10.
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