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. 1979 May;5(2):89-92.
doi: 10.1007/BF01686054.

What the patients say: A study of reactions to an intensive care unit

J Jones, B Hoggart, J Withey, K Donaghue, B W Ellis

What the patients say: A study of reactions to an intensive care unit

J Jones et al. Intensive Care Med. 1979 May.

Abstract

One hundred consecutive patients were interviewed between the 3rd and 7th days, inclusive, of their discharge from an intensive care unit to a general ward. The patients' recall of events related to their admission to the ICU was generally poor, and 41% of them felt that they had been confused at some time during their stay though much of this seems to have passed unnoticed by the nursing staff. Lack of sleep was a problem to about a quarter of the patients and 75% of these thought that the inability to lie comfortably was a factor preventing sleep. Other factors included pain, anxiety and noise. The patients seemed satisfied whilst in the ICU, and less than half said they were pleased to return to a general ward.

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