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Sustaining Self

The Lived Experience of Transition to Long-Term Ventilation

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ID5454928
AuthorsWinnifred P Briscoe (Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, corresponding author), Roberta L Woodgate (0000-0002-7176-2390, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Year2010
Volume20
Issue1
Pages57-67
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732309356096
PMID20019349
OpenAlexW2117906524
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited55

Long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) is used to support growing numbers of children and adults who develop chronic respiratory failure. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the subjective meaning of the experience of transition from spontaneous breathing to reliance on LTMV. In-depth, audiorecorded interviews of 11 ventilated individuals living in a western Canadian province were transcribed and analyzed. The transition journey was revealed to be a time of psychological, physical, and spiritual challenge. 'Sustaining self ' was revealed as the essence of ventilator users' transition experience. Findings underscore the complex nature of transition to technological reliance, illuminating the need for increased health professional knowledge and understanding of the symptom experience and management options for individuals living with chronic respiratory failure. Strategies to support individuals' sense of self as they journey to a life reliant on LTMV are required

Chronic respiratory failure · Developmental psychology · Hermeneutic phenomenology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Lived experience · Mechanical ventilation · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Medicine · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques · Psychology

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year0,53
Citation span2011 - 2025 (15)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8
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