From Traumatic to Therapeutic: Investigating the Potential for the Intensive Care Environment to Enhance Patients’ Experiences and Recovery from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals

EasyChair Preprint 8611

Abstract

This study investigates how the current intensive care environment affects care activities and patients’ experiences, and the potential of turning the ICU into a healing environment. A multi-center study consisting of an online survey and a semi-structured interview was conducted with a total of 25 ICU health care professionals from 4 Dutch hospitals. The study results provide an overview of positive and negative factors of patient experience and challenges in care activities. Based on these insights, opportunities are discussed in creating a technology-enabled therapeutic environment.

Keyphrases: ICU, healing environment, healthcare design, patient experience

@booklet{EasyChair:8611,
  author    = {Chan Mi Kim and Thomas J. L. van Rompay and Esther M van der Heide and Gijsbertus J Verkerke and Geke D S Ludden},
  title     = {From Traumatic to Therapeutic: Investigating the Potential for the Intensive Care Environment to Enhance Patients’ Experiences and Recovery from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 8611},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2022}}