IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, 40138, Italy
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06773052
The Experience, Perceptions and Unexpressed Needs of Heart and Lung Transplant Patients Admitted to Intensive Care
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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Conditions
Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
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?
Who can participate
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
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
Exclusion criteria
- none
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Experience, perceptions and unexpressed needs of heart and lung transplant patients
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
This is a prospective qualitative descriptive observational study. Each enrolled patient will undergo a single semi-structured interview.
Following the semi-structured interview technique, the Investigator will have a list of questions to guide the interview and to remains topic-centered. The questions are open-ended.
The questionnaire will be structured into two macro areas:
Questions related to the general experience of the ICU patient; Questions related to the experiences, perceptions and unexpressed needs of ICU patients (including personal impressions of hospital staff).
To avoid potential conditioning and to promote the free expression of the subjects, the interviews will be conducted by a Investigator who is part of ICU research team but not directly involved in patient care.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Other
Registry information
Official study title
The Experience, Perceptions and Unexpressed Needs of Heart and Lung Transplant Patients Admitted to Intensive Care: a Qualitative, Descriptive Phenomenological Observational Study
Acronym: ReF2201
Important dates
- Study start
- 2022
- Primary completion
- 2023
- Study completion
- 2024
- First posted
- Jan 14, 2025
- Registry last updated
- Jan 14, 2025
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