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Published on: November 30, 2022
Coping with COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit admission
Mariane Carolina de Almeida1, Maria Itayra Padilha1, Maria Lígia Dos Reis Bellaguarda1
1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Objectives:
to analyze, in light of Folkman and Lazarus's Coping Theory, the reflections on life expressed in experience reports of patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19.
Methods:
qualitative research, using Thematic Oral History. Ten patients who were hospitalized in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital in southern Brazil between 2020 and 2021 were interviewed. Analysis was based on Minayo's theoretical model.
Results:
six men and four women participated, with an average age of 52 years. Three categories emerged, "Post-COVID-19 sequels"; "Quality of care and infrastructure"; and "Value of life and change of perspective".
Final Considerations:
during hospitalization, the importance of healthcare professionals, especially nursing professionals, was highlighted. A change in future perspective was identified, with a greater appreciation for family closeness and a greater appreciation for life. After the illness, difficulties related to memory, anxiety, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunctions were identified.
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