Determination of the Experiences of Patients Transferred from the Intensive Care Unit to the Ward

Tekinsoy Kartın, Pinar; Bozot Kayasan, Dilek; Özdemir, Ülkü

Determination of the Experiences of Patients Transferred from the Intensive Care Unit to the Ward

dc.authorid	0000-0002-9977-158X
dc.authorid	0000-0002-5526-8800
dc.authorid	0000-0002-2654-9910
dc.contributor.author	Tekinsoy Kartın, Pinar
dc.contributor.author	Bozot Kayasan, Dilek
dc.contributor.author	Özdemir, Ülkü
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-11T10:53:34Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-11T10:53:34Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.department	Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu
dc.description.abstract	Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) face factors that cause anxiety, fear, pain, depression, and adverse health behaviors. This qualitative study aims to determine patients’ experiences when transferred from the ICU to the ward. Methods: Thirteen individuals who were transferred from the ICU to the ward were included in this study. Interviews were conducted using a face-to-face method in the patient’s room. The interviews were recorded with a voice recorder with the consent of the patients. Codes, categories, and themes were created, and content analysis and descriptive analysis were carried out after the audio recordings were converted into text. Results: Patients reported receiving adequate physical and personal care in the ICU and were satisfied with its continuity. They felt safe due to the close attention of healthcare professionals and continuous treatment. Although they received psychological and social support from nurses, they were negatively affected by constant lights, patient noises, and nursing conversations. Patients experienced anxiety about not knowing the health status and time of day, about their relatives, their homes, and other critically ill patients in intensive care. Some patients reported fear of not being able to leave the intensive care unit, relapse, disability, or death. Patients reported pain due to the cold environment, lighting, probes, drains, and positioning. Patients suggested that healthcare personnel communicate better with them, have a clock they can see, reduce noise, and have caregivers of the same gender. They emphasized the need for moral support. Conclusions: Constant light in the intensive care unit, sounds from other patients, nurses talking among themselves, not being able to see their relatives, not knowing what time of day it is, and wondering caused anxiety in the patients. It was determined that patients experienced pain due to catheter, drain, aspiration procedures, cold environment, and position in bed. Notably, patients reported that they needed moral support and wanted to receive care from caregivers of the same gender.
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/healthcare13080945
dc.identifier.issn	22279032
dc.identifier.issue	8
dc.identifier.scopus	105003470363
dc.identifier.uri	https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080945
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/13262
dc.identifier.volume	13
dc.identifier.wos	WOS:001474442900001
dc.identifier.wosquality	Q2
dc.indekslendigikaynak	Scopus
dc.indekslendigikaynak	Web of Science
dc.institutionauthor	Bozot Kayasan, Dilek
dc.institutionauthorid	0000-0002-5526-8800
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.relation.ispartof	Healthcare (Switzerland)
dc.relation.publicationcategory	Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Anxiety
dc.subject	Intensive Care
dc.subject	Patient Experience
dc.subject	Spiritual Care
dc.title	Determination of the Experiences of Patients Transferred from the Intensive Care Unit to the Ward
dc.type	Article