The purpose of this study is to investigate discomforts experienced by intensive care patients during their critical illness period. We will use the Norwegian version of the questionnaire Inconforts des Patients de REAnimation (IPREA), the IPREA-N.Patients will be asked to rate18 questions about different possible discomforts on a 0-10 scale after their intensive care stay. Furthermore we aim to test whether the questionnaire when translated into Norwegian is useful in the Norwegian patient population. The aim of the study is * to assess perceived discomfort in intensive care patients using the IPREA-N questionnaire * to test psychometric properties of the questionnaire
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
250
Discomfort measured by IPREA-N questionnaire
IPREA-N consists of 18 Questions about discomfort during intensive care stay, answered on a 0-10 scale. Questions cover discomforts caused by noise, too much light, uncomfortable bed, lack of sleep, thirst, hunger, feeling cold, feeling hot, pain, medical devices, embarrassment, anxiety or panic, isolation, visiting hours restriction, lack of telephone, lack of information, difficulty breathing and feelings of depression,
Time frame: Within 24 hours following Intensive care unit stay
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