Evaluating the past to improve the future – A qualitative study of ICU patients’ experiences

The recovery period for patients who have been in an intensive care unitis often prolonged and suboptimal. Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are common psychological problems. Intensive care staff offer various types of intensive aftercare. Intensive care follow-up aftercare services are not standard clinical practice in Norway.
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research