TY - JOUR
T1 - Health care professionals' perceptions and experiences of respect and dignity in the intensive care unit
AU - Geller, Gail
AU - Branyon, Emily
AU - Forbes, Lindsay
AU - Rushton, Cynda H.
AU - Beach, Mary C.atherine
AU - Carrese, Joseph
AU - Aboumatar, Hanan
AU - Sugarman, Jeremy
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Little is known about health care professionals' perceptions regarding what it means to treat patients and families with respect and dignity in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. To address this gap, we conducted nine focus groups with different types of health care professionals (attending physicians, residents/fellows, nurses, social workers, pastoral care, etc.) working in either a medical or surgical ICU within the same academic health system. We identified three major thematic domains, namely, intrapersonal (attitudes and beliefs), interpersonal (behaviors), and system (contextual) factors that influence treatment with respect and dignity. Participants suggested strategies for improving treatment of patients and families in the ICU with respect and dignity, as well as the related need for enhancing respect among the multidisciplinary team of clinicians. Implementing these strategies will require innovative educational interventions and leadership. Future research should focus on the design and evaluation of such interventions on the quality of care.
AB - Little is known about health care professionals' perceptions regarding what it means to treat patients and families with respect and dignity in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. To address this gap, we conducted nine focus groups with different types of health care professionals (attending physicians, residents/fellows, nurses, social workers, pastoral care, etc.) working in either a medical or surgical ICU within the same academic health system. We identified three major thematic domains, namely, intrapersonal (attitudes and beliefs), interpersonal (behaviors), and system (contextual) factors that influence treatment with respect and dignity. Participants suggested strategies for improving treatment of patients and families in the ICU with respect and dignity, as well as the related need for enhancing respect among the multidisciplinary team of clinicians. Implementing these strategies will require innovative educational interventions and leadership. Future research should focus on the design and evaluation of such interventions on the quality of care.
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U2 - 10.1353/nib.2015.0001
DO - 10.1353/nib.2015.0001
M3 - Article
C2 - 25772728
AN - SCOPUS:84955662906
SN - 2157-1732
VL - 5
SP - 27A-42A
JO - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
JF - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
IS - 1
ER -