Resource Availability Following Critical Illness
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/16/2019 |
| Start Date: | December 7, 2018 |
| End Date: | August 30, 2019 |
| Contact: | Michelle M McMoon |
| Email: | michelle.mcmoon@waldenu.edu |
| Phone: | 410-300-2786 |
Perception of Quality of Life and Resource Availability After Surviving Critical Illness
The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the vital issues in recovery of QOL from
the perspective of survivors of critical illness and understand these patients' views on
rehabilitative services in the United States (U.S.). The theoretical framework for this study
is Max Weber's Rational Choice Theory (RCT). The research questions will focus on
understanding post-ICU QOL and the patients' experience with rehabilitative services
following critical illness. A phenomenological study design is being employed, using
semi-structured individual interviews with critical illness survivors. Data from the
interviews will be coded for thematic analysis. The implications for social change include
defining the meaning of QOL for an ICU survivor and improving healthcare policies for the
therapies necessary to return survivors to a life worth living.
the perspective of survivors of critical illness and understand these patients' views on
rehabilitative services in the United States (U.S.). The theoretical framework for this study
is Max Weber's Rational Choice Theory (RCT). The research questions will focus on
understanding post-ICU QOL and the patients' experience with rehabilitative services
following critical illness. A phenomenological study design is being employed, using
semi-structured individual interviews with critical illness survivors. Data from the
interviews will be coded for thematic analysis. The implications for social change include
defining the meaning of QOL for an ICU survivor and improving healthcare policies for the
therapies necessary to return survivors to a life worth living.
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the patient perception of QOL after
surviving critical illness and how survivors can help illuminate gaps in current health
policies to provide better recovery resources for this growing population.
The central research questions are:
RQ1: What are the issues important to preserve quality of life from the perspective of
critical illness survivors? RQ2: How do survivors of critical illness describe rehabilitative
services after discharge?
surviving critical illness and how survivors can help illuminate gaps in current health
policies to provide better recovery resources for this growing population.
The central research questions are:
RQ1: What are the issues important to preserve quality of life from the perspective of
critical illness survivors? RQ2: How do survivors of critical illness describe rehabilitative
services after discharge?
Inclusion Criteria:
- critical illness survivors within 18 months of ICU discharge
- minimum 48 hours of mechanical ventilation
- ability to read and understand English
- over the age of 18
Exclusion Criteria:
- emotional or psychological inability to participate in a 30-min interview
- not meeting inclusion criteria
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