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Commentary
Adult nursing
Mechanically ventilated patients experience stress and feelings of vulnerability
  1. Mohammad Khan1,
  2. Shamima Easmin Nishi2
  1. 1 Independent Researcher, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  2. 2 Independent Researcher, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Khan, Independent Researcher, Chittagong, Bangladesh; drmohammadkhan1001{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103364

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    Commentary on: Danielis M, Povoli A, Mattiussi E,Palese A. Understanding patients’ experiences of being mechanically ventilated in the Intensive Care Unit: Findings from a meta-synthesis and meta-summary. J Clin Nurs. 2020; 00:1–18.

    Implications for practice and research

    • · Family members and nurses play a key role in addressing critical care patients’ negative feeling.

    • · More empirical research studies are encouraged to evaluate the efficacy of family presence-based interventions on patient experience.

    Context

    Intubated patients in intensive care units (ICU) often express psychological distress as a result of their experiences.1 Patients often report feeling frightened of the technology being used as part of their care, and that these feelings of anxiety can persist long after critical care and hospital discharge.1 2 Understanding patients’ experiences in more depth will help practitioners understand how to develop educational and policy strategies that …

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.