Patients' dreams and unreal experiences following intensive care unit admission
Author(s)
Roberts, B
Chaboyer, W
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2004
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堄reams and unreal experiences occur commonly in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care unit 堔his study describes 31 Patients' dreams and explores the relationship between Patients' subjective recall 12-18 months after intensive care unit discharge and their observed behaviour during their intensive care unit stay 堓emi-structured interviews revealed that 74% of longer-term ICU patients (=3 days) reported dreaming, with the majority also describing frightening hallucinations 堏nly two patients reported long-term negative psychological sequelae, but the short-term consequence of hallucinations may also have ...
View more >堄reams and unreal experiences occur commonly in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care unit 堔his study describes 31 Patients' dreams and explores the relationship between Patients' subjective recall 12-18 months after intensive care unit discharge and their observed behaviour during their intensive care unit stay 堓emi-structured interviews revealed that 74% of longer-term ICU patients (=3 days) reported dreaming, with the majority also describing frightening hallucinations 堏nly two patients reported long-term negative psychological sequelae, but the short-term consequence of hallucinations may also have an undiscovered impact on Patients' recovery
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View more >堄reams and unreal experiences occur commonly in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care unit 堔his study describes 31 Patients' dreams and explores the relationship between Patients' subjective recall 12-18 months after intensive care unit discharge and their observed behaviour during their intensive care unit stay 堓emi-structured interviews revealed that 74% of longer-term ICU patients (=3 days) reported dreaming, with the majority also describing frightening hallucinations 堏nly two patients reported long-term negative psychological sequelae, but the short-term consequence of hallucinations may also have an undiscovered impact on Patients' recovery
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Journal Title
Nursing in Critical Care
Volume
9
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2004 Blackwell Publishing. The definitive version is available at [www.blackwell-synergy.com.]
Subject
Nursing