Table 4 Recollection of stressful experiences in the intensive care unit, according to the classification defined in the recollection questionnaire
From: Patients' recollections of experiences in the intensive care unit may affect their quality of life
| Â | Â | Remembera | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Experience | n | With stress, n (%) | Without stress, n (%) | Amnesiab n (%) |
Daily needle punctures | 362 | 114 (61) | 72 (39) | 176 (49) |
Tracheal tube aspiration | 326 | 113 (81) | 26 (19) | 187 (57) |
Nose tube | 343 | 127 (75) | 42 (25) | 174 (51) |
Bladder tube | 330 | 90 (56) | 72 (44) | 166 (50) |
Noise from conversation | 351 | 31 (17) | 146 (83) | 174 (50) |
Noise from engines and ventilators | 360 | 63 (32) | 132 (68) | 165 (46) |
Pain | 360 | 121 (64) | 69 (36) | 170 (47) |
Bedridden | 347 | 129 (64) | 73 (36) | 145 (42) |
Music in the intensive care unit | 339 | 14 (12) | 100 (88) | 225 (66) |
Comments from doctors and nurses | 351 | 20 (13) | 128 (87) | 203 (58) |
Noisy and bad sleeping nights | 349 | 83 (54) | 71 (46) | 195 (56) |
Ventilator dependence | 343 | 93 (58) | 68 (42) | 182 (53) |
Dependence on doctors and nurses | 347 | 71 (39) | 110 (61) | 166 (48) |
Lack of privacy in hygiene | 347 | 79 (43) | 103 (57) | 165 (48) |
Communication difficulties | 349 | 111 (59) | 78 (41) | 160 (46) |
Brightness from artificial lights | 348 | 56 (33) | 116 (67) | 176 (51) |
Fear of being disconnected from the ventilator | 321 | 41 (41) | 58 (59) | 222 (69) |
General discomfort | 340 | 98 (58) | 71 (42) | 171 (50) |
Fear of dying, uncertain of the future | 353 | 110 (64) | 62 (36) | 181 (51) |
Medical round near the patient's bed | 346 | 13 (7) | 163 (93) | 170 (49) |
Fear of medical procedures | 342 | 35 (20) | 139 (80) | 168 (49) |
Losing time orientation | 348 | 56 (37) | 94 (63) | 198 (57) |
Family worries | 352 | 129 (71) | 53 (29) | 170 (48) |
Economic worries | 339 | 59 (38) | 95 (62) | 185 (55) |