The Experience, Perceptions and Unexpressed Needs of Heart and Lung Transplant Patients Admitted to Intensive Care

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-30

Brief Summary

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Qualitative descriptive phenomenological study aimed to investigate the experience, perceptions and unexpressed needs of patients undergoing heart and lung transplantation admitted to intensive care unit through semi-structured interviews

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Detailed Description

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It was conduct a qualitative phenomenological study which, through semi-structured interviews to investigate the experience , the perceptions and the unexpressed needs of patients undergoing heart and lung transplants within the specific context of " High Intensity Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Hospitalization" of the IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna. The study aims at helping nurses to provide more adequate care, in order to meet the individual needs of patients and describe the meaning and essence of the hospitalization experience, through the in-depth analysis of the specific words pronounced by the patients themselves.

Below are the questions that guided the research:

What is the general experience of the intensive care patients? What are the experiences, the perceptions and the unexpressed needs of these patients in relation to their hospitalization in intensive care?

Conditions

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Heart and Lung Transplants

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* able to understand and communicate in Italian
* transferred from intensive to sub-intensive care unit
* not affected by cognitive disorders
* who provides informed consent to the study