Patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) may risk disruption of their circadian rhythm. In intervention research project a cycled lighting system was set up ICU room to support patients' Part I aimed compare experiences the environment two rooms with different environments by questionnaire. The results indicated differences advantage for patients (n=48), perception daytime brightness (p=0.004). nighttime, greater variation (p=0.005) found ordinary (n=52). II describe equipped environment....

To examine the relationship between delusional memories from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay, health related quality of life (HRQoL), anxiety, and symptoms depression in patients with physical trauma, 6 months to 18 after their ICU stay.Multicenter study five combined medical surgical ICUs (n = 239). A questionnaire comprising Medical outcome Short Form 36, Hospital Anxiety Depression scale, Memory tool was sent trauma discharge ICU. Clinical data were drawn patient records retrospect....

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine effect massage on nausea, anxiety, and depression in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Design: This work a single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Settings/location: conducted an oncology clinic, hospital southwestern Sweden. Subjects: Thirty-nine (39) women (mean age = 51.8) chemotherapy were enrolled. Interventions: randomly assigned therapy group (20 minutes five occasions) or control (five...

In this article, Katie Eriksson's caring theories including the caritative theory, multidimensional health theory and of human suffering are described. The assumptions concepts, both etymologically semantically investigated, founded in ontology. Caring is a natural phenomenon patient means being. substance core described as 'to care to tend, play learn faith, hope love'. starting point love, mercy, kindness, compassion relationship. healing sharing-a will care, which faith life energy....

To describe and compare the extent application of patients' diaries in Sweden.Since 1991, patient have been used intensive care unit (ICU) follow-up Sweden. There is paucity relevant data evaluating effect this tool also on what premises patients are enrolled. Likewise, sparse diaries' design, content structure use photographs.Descriptive explorative design by a semi-structured telephone interview.The interview results were analysed with descriptive statistics differences between ICU levels...

The overall aim of this study was to describe changes in health-related quality life, anxiety, depression, and return work from 0.5-1.5 yrs 4.5-5.5 after injury patients with without delusional memories during their intensive care unit stay. A secondary explore factors that were related life compare trauma patients' 4.5 5.5 a reference group.Longitudinal, prospective.Multicentre study.Trauma treated the unit.None.A follow-up conducted 153 consenting adults. Each patient answered postal...

Previous research has shown that perioperative visiting can aid the planning and implementation of nursing care by giving patients an opportunity to express their expectation receive information. This is in turn reduce anxiety stress. However, nurses' experiences this process have not been studied before.The aim was describe interpret meaning experienced nurse anaesthetists or operating-room nurses (referred as nurses) through pre-, intra- postoperative dialogues.A hermeneutic approach used...

Background: We have performed a prospective qualitative investigation of the ICU syndrome/delirium; main parts which recently been published. The aim present study was to explore relationship between syndrome/delirium and age, gender, length ventilator treatment, stay severity disease, as well factors related arterial oxygenation amount drugs used for sedation/analgesia. Methods: Nineteen mechanically ventilated patients who had stayed in more than 36 h were closely observed during their...

This paper is a report of study children's experiences visiting seriously ill/injured relative in an intensive care unit.Little attention has been paid to and needs when being cared for at high technological adult unit. Instead, the focus on adult's needs.In 2004, 28 children (14 girls, 14 boys) aged 4-17 years who had visited were interviewed 3 months after visit. A hermeneutic approach was used interpreting analysing text.Four themes generated from data: It meant waiting, strange, white...

The aim of this study was to illuminate the meanings being critically ill in a sound-intensive ICU patient room, as disclosed through patients' narratives. Patient rooms ICUs are filled with loud activity and studies have revealed sound levels comparable those busy road above patient's head. There is risk that or noise disturbing at worst major problem for patient, but there lack knowledge concerning own experiences. Thirteen patients were asked narrate their experiences environment rooms....

In recent years there has been increased intimate partner violence (IPV) toward women. Research on the care provided to victims of IPV is limited. The purpose study was gain a deeper understanding women's lived experience and their encounters with healthcare professionals, social workers, police following IPV. A phenomenological hermeneutic method inspired by philosophy Paul Ricoeur used. based text interpretation gives voice experience. Twelve women living at shelter in Sweden narrated...