"I had the feeling that I was trapped" : a bedside qualitative study of cognitive and affective attitudes towards noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure
Abstract
Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is the application of mechanical ventilation through a mask. It is used to treat certain forms of acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICU). NIV has clinical benefits but can be anxiogenic for the patients. This study aimed at describing cognitive and affective attitudes toward NIV among patients experiencing NIV for the first time in the context of an ICU stay. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 10 patients during their ICU stay and soon after their first NIV experience. None of the patients had ever received NIV previously. Evaluative assertion analysis and thematic analysis were used to investigate cognitive and affective attitudes toward NIV before, during, and after the first NIV experience, as well as patient attitudes toward caregivers and relatives. Results Before their first NIV session, the cognitive attitudes of the patients were generally positive. They became less so and more ambiguous during and after NIV, as the patients discovered the actual barriers associated with NIV. Affective attitudes during NIV were more negative than affective attitudes before and after NIV, with reports of dyspnea, anxiety, fear, claustrophobic feelings, and reactivation of past traumatic experiences. The patients had more positive attitudes toward the presence of a caregiver during NIV, compared to the presence of a family member. Conclusion This study corroborates the possibly negative—or even traumatic—nature of the NIV experience, with emphasis on the role of affective attitudes. This is a rationale for evaluating the impact of NIV-targeted psychological interventions in ICU patients with acute respiratory failure.
Citation
Iosifian , M , Schmidt , M , Hurbault , A , Mayaux , J , Delafosse , C , Mishenko , M , Nion , N , Demoule , A & Similowski , T 2019 , ' "I had the feeling that I was trapped" : a bedside qualitative study of cognitive and affective attitudes towards noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure ' , Annals of Intensive Care , vol. 9 , 134 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-019-0608-6
Publication
Annals of Intensive Care
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2110-5820Type
Journal article
Description
At the time of the study, Dr. Schmidt was supported by grants from the “Société de Réanimation de Langue Française”, “Fonds de Recherche en Santé Respiratoire”, “Collège des Enseignants de Réanimation Médicale”, and “Fonds d’Etudes et de Recherche du Corps Médical des Hôpitaux de Paris”.Collections
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