Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences
Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences

The Experience of Witnessing Resuscitation among Patients’ Families: A Phenomenological Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hadi Hassankhani 1
Hamidreza Haririan 2
Joanne E Porter 3

1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

2 Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3 Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Australia

10.34172/jqr.2024.01
Abstract
Background: Understanding the experiences of patients’ family members witnessing resuscitation helps develop care plans. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore the experiences of witnessing resuscitation among the patients’ family members.
Methods: A total of 15 patients’ family members were interviewed over a 4-month period (from April to July 2019). The participants were recruited through purposive sampling, and they were enlisted from three educational hospitals in Tabriz. Data were analyzed using Smith’s interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) via the MAXQDA12 software.
Results: Data analysis led to the identification of four main themes and nine subthemes. The main themes included “the insistence on being present”, “achieving calmness”, “partnership and collaboration” and “hindrance”.
Conclusion: Although family members reported feelings of agitation towards the health professionals, there was also strong evidence of the benefits of witnessing resuscitation such as open communication, psychological support, and facilitating acceptance of the patient’s prognosis. The study highlighted the importance of developing formal policies based on a family-centered care (FCC) approach to observe family presence during resuscitation while maintaining the patient’s and family’s rights.

Highlights

Hadi Hassankhani (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

Hamidreza Haririan (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

Joanne E Porter (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

 

Keywords

Resuscitation
Family-centered care
Qualitative study
Experiences
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Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences
Volume 13, Issue 1
Winter 2024
Pages 1-7

  • Receive Date 18 May 2022
  • Revise Date 16 April 2023
  • Accept Date 07 May 2023

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