Dependency in Critically Ill Patients
A Meta-Synthesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15736689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rumei Yang (0000-0001-9971-2507, University of Utah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Pages | 2333393616631677-2333393616631677 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Qualitative Nursing Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2333-3936 • E-ISSN: 2333-3936 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2333393616631677 |
| PMID | 28462328 |
| OpenAlex | W2304960903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
By necessity, critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) have a high level of dependency, which is linked to a variety of negative feelings, such as powerlessness. However, the term dependency is not well defined in the critically ill patients. The concept of "dependency" in critically ill patients was analyzed using a meta-synthesis approach. An inductive process described by Deborah Finfgeld-Connett was used to analyze the data. Overarching themes emerged that reflected critically ill patients' experience and meaning of being in dependency were (a) antecedents: dependency in critically ill patients was a powerless and vulnerable state, triggered by a life-threatening crisis; (b) attributes: the characteristic of losing "self" was featured by dehumanization and disembodiment, which can be alleviated by a "self"-restoring process; and (c) outcomes: living with dependency and coping with dependency. The conceptual model explicated here may provide a framework for understanding dependency in critically ill patients
Coping (psychology · Critically ill · Dependency (UML · Feeling · Intensive care · Intensive care medicine · Intensive care unit · Psychiatry · Computer Science · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |