Carol's journey in critical care: An Enlighten Project case study

Mcauley, Edel; Johnston, Laura; Johnston, Paul; Shaw, Jess; Bonner, Steve; Chazot, Paul L.

Abstract

Background: The Enlighten Project seeks to explore how awareness of the physical environment in critical care may impact patient well-being and recovery and whether simple changes may improve outcomes. Methods: In this study we follow the journey of a long stay critical care patient, recording her observations and memories of her experiences in different bed spaces of both an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a High Dependency Unit (HDU) at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. Results: Patient's account gave insight into the patient's eye view from various critical care bed spaces and how different positions across a unit can impact patient experience. Different bed positions and side rooms yielded different degrees of positive and negative responses, causing varying levels of comfort/discomfort and contentment/distress. Conclusions: Patient's eye view perspective strongly influenced Carols' experience in Critical care, and she displayed a positive attitude to personalised lighting, aesthetics, and levels of environmental and communication control, which were introduced to the her during the study.

Citation

Mcauley, E., Johnston, L., Johnston, P., Shaw, J., Bonner, S., & Chazot, P. L. (2022). Carol's journey in critical care: An Enlighten Project case study. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 44, 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tacc.2022.03.001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 9, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Apr 14, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 14, 2023
• Journal: Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
• Print ISSN: 2210-8440
• Electronic ISSN: 2210-8467
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 44
• Pages: 3-7
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tacc.2022.03.001
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1207060