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Ortahisar BK, Uslu Y. Intra-hospital transfer anxiety of patients in the neurosurgery intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2023; 78:103464. [PMID: 37354694 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transferring a patient from the intensive care unit to different locations within the hospital can cause transfer anxiety. Transfer anxiety is an important factor that adversely affects various physiological and psychological parameters. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to evaluate the intra-hospital transfer anxiety of patients in a neurosurgery intensive care unit and factors affecting it. METHODS This prospective cohort study was conducted between November 2021 and June 2022 in a neurosurgery intensive care unit in Istanbul. A total of 171 adult patients who stayed in the intensive care unit for at least 24 h, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 14 and above and who had undergone their first intra-hospital transfer were included. Patients' vital signs were recorded, and their anxiety levels were assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 53.16 ± 15.51 years and 56.72% were women, 75.43% of transfers were performed during the day and 64.32% of patients were transferred to an in-patient ward. Factors affecting transfer anxiety were gender, employment status, timing, and purpose of transfer (p < 0.05). Blood pressures and heart rates tended to increase during transfer and decrease again after transfer, while oxygen saturation decreased during transfer (p = 0.035) and increased again after transfer (p < 0.001). State anxiety levels were moderate before transfer and decreased to mild level after transfer (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The transfer process increased anxiety and caused changes in the vital signs of intensive care patients. Individual and transfer-related factors may influence transfer anxiety. Patients should be monitored for transfer anxiety and nursing interventions to reduce anxiety should be planned. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE The patients' demographics and transfer details can influence transfer anxiety. Transfer anxiety can affect both subjective parameters and objective measures such as vital signs. Patients at risk of transfer anxiety should be identified before transfers so that nursing interventions to reduce anxiety can therefore be planned.
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- Nursing Faculty, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul 34452, Turkey.
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Williams G, Pirret A, Credland N, Odell M, Raftery C, Smith D, Winterbottom F, Massey D. A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design. Aust Crit Care 2023; 36:151-158. [PMID: 35341667 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND For over two decades, nurse-led critical care outreach services have improved the recognition, response, and management of deteriorating patients in general hospital wards, yet variation in terms, design, implementation, and evaluation of such services continue. For those establishing a critical care outreach service, these factors make the literature difficult to interpret and translate to the real-world setting. AIM The aim of this study was to provide a practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service in the hospital setting. METHOD An international expert panel of clinicians, managers, and academics with experience in implementing, developing, operationalising, educating, and evaluating critical care outreach services collaborated to synthesise evidence, experience, and clinical judgment to develop a practical approach for those establishing a critical care outreach service. A rapid review of the literature identified publications relevant to the study. A modified Delphi technique was used to achieve expert panel consensus particularly in areas where insufficient published literature or ambiguities existed. FINDINGS There were 502 publications sourced from the rapid review, of which 104 were relevant and reviewed. Using the modified Delphi technique, the expert panel identified five key components needed to establish a critical care outreach service: (i) approaches to service delivery, (ii) education and training, (iii) organisational engagement, (iv) clinical governance, and (v) monitoring and evaluation. CONCLUSION An expert panel research design successfully synthesised evidence, experience, and clinical judgement to provide a practical approach for those establishing a critical care outreach service. This method of research will likely be valuable in other areas of practice where terms are used interchangeably, and the literature is diverse and lacking a single approach to practice.
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- Ged Williams
- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, Australia; South Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Australia.
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- Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Reader in Critical Care Education, University of Hull, United Kingdom; Chair British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN), United Kingdom
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- Critical Care, Royal Berkshire Hospital, NHS FT, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Gold Coast Health, Queensland, Australia
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- City, University of London, Northampton Square, London, UK; Honorary Charge Nurse - Patient Emergency Response & Resuscitation Team, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Southern Cross University, Australia; Intensive Care Unit John Flynn Hospital, Tugun, Australia
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Cuzco C, Delgado-Hito P, Marín Pérez R, Núñez Delgado A, Romero-García M, Martínez-Momblan MA, Martínez Estalella G, Carmona Delgado I, Nicolas JM, Castro P. Patients' experience while transitioning from the intensive care unit to a ward. Nurs Crit Care 2021; 27:419-428. [PMID: 34402141 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) patients can experience emotional distress and post-traumatic stress disorder when they leave the ICU, also referred to as post-intensive care syndrome. A deeper understanding of what patients go through and what they need while they are transitioning from the ICU to the general ward may provide input on how to strengthen patient-centred care and, ultimately, contribute to a positive experience. AIM To describe the patients' experience while transitioning from the ICU to a general ward. DESIGN A descriptive qualitative study. METHOD Data were gathered through in-depth interviews and analysed using a qualitative content analysis. The qualitative study was reported in accordance with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. FINDINGS Forty-eight interviews were conducted. Impact on emotional well-being emerged as a main theme, comprising four categories with six subcategories. CONCLUSION Transition from the ICU can be a shock for the patient, leading to the emergence of a need for information, and an impact on emotional well-being that has to be planned for carefully and addressed prior to, during, and following transition from the ICU to the general ward. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE It is essential that nurses understand patients' experiences during transfer, identifying needs and concerns to be able to develop and implement new practices such as ICU Liaison Nurse or Nurse Outreach for the follow-up of these patients, the inclusion of a consultant mental health nurse, and the application of patient empowerment during ICU discharge.
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- Cecilia Cuzco
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Nursing Research Group (GRIN), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,International Research Project: Proyecto HU-CI, Madrid, Spain
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- Nursing Research Group (GRIN), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Cardiology, Hospital Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Nursing Research Group (GRIN), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,International Research Project: Proyecto HU-CI, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Nursing Research Group (GRIN), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Won MH, Son YJ. Development and psychometric evaluation of the Relocation Stress Syndrome Scale-Short Form for patients transferred from adult intensive care units to general wards. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2020; 58:102800. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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How well do we transition patients from ICU to the ward? Let our patients tell us. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2020; 58:102825. [PMID: 32147293 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Research Article Women's experience of maternity high-dependency care following a complicated birth: A cross-sectional study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2019; 53:54-59. [PMID: 30878536 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There is limited evidence around childbearing women's experience following a complicated birth requiring maternity high-dependency care. Our objective was to explore women's experience and wellbeing following a complicated birth within this context. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY/DESIGN A cross-sectional study captured women's experience through a postal survey four weeks post birth. SETTING A convenience sample of 112 women who received care in the first 24 hours of their stay in a Western Australian maternity high dependency unit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES A validated tool designed to explore patients' intensive care experience was modified and six items were added based upon the literature and in consultation with clinicians. RESULTS Women felt they were given choice (78%; n = 86); were not glad to be transferred to a ward (62%; n = 68) and were in pain during the first 24 hours of their admission (70%; n = 78). Women who did not feel scared were more likely than those who felt scared to have a clinician explain what had happened (95% vs 78%, P = 0.007); were more likely to feel in control (94% vs 75%, P = 0.006); and were less likely to feel helpless (27% vs 62%, P = <0.001). CONCLUSION The transfer experience to a postpartum ward requires further investigation as does the management of pain for these childbearing women regardless of their birth mode.
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Xiao G, Ye Q, Han T, Yan J, Sun L, Wang F. Study of the sleep quality and psychological state of patients with hepatitis B liver cirrhosis. Hepatol Res 2018; 48:E275-E282. [PMID: 28888081 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM We aimed to investigate sleep quality, mild hepatic encephalopathy, anxiety, and depression in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis by using a variety of scales and questionnaires. METHOD A cohort of 341 patients with hepatitis B liver cirrhosis were categorized by Child-Pugh grading (A, B, and C) in this cross-sectional study. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Number Connection Test-A (NCT-A), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) evaluated the questionnaires and statistically analyzed the intrinsic correlation. The control group included 50 healthy individuals. Of 341 patients, 213 had a PSQI index >5 points. RESULTS The PSQI, NCT-A, anxiety scale (HAD [a]), and depression scale (HAD [d]) of the patients were significantly different. The NCT-A-positive patients revealed 214 cases of possible minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) during a preliminary screening of patients. The PSQI score of NCT-A-positive patients was significantly elevated compared to NCT-A-negative patients (P < 0.001). HAD (a) and HAD (d) were significantly different between the NCT-A-positive and NCT-A-negative groups (P = 0.002 and P = 0.006, respectively). Univariate Pearson's correlation analysis found that NCT-A and HAD (a) were positively correlated with PSQI (P < 0.001 and P = 0.045, respectively); however, Child-Pugh score and HAD (d) were not correlated with PSQI (P = 0.061 and P = 0.059, respectively). CONCLUSION These results indicated that patients with hepatitis B liver cirrhosis have a disturbed sleep, which might be an MHE symptom, further causing considerable anxiety. Thus, the evaluation of sleep quality and psychological state of patients with hepatitis B liver cirrhosis necessitates further investigation to guide positive intervention.
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- Guoqing Xiao
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin, China.,The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin, China.,The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin, China.,The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin, China.,The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin, China.,The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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