Family members' experiences of keeping a diary during a sick relative's stay in the intensive care unit: a hermeneutic interview study

Intensive & Critical Care Nursing : the Official Journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
Maria JohanssonIngrid Wåhlin

Abstract

The aim of the study was to explore family members' experiences with keeping a diary during a sick relative's stay in the ICU. A qualitative method with a hermeneutic approach was used. Eleven participants, who recorded nine diaries in total, were interviewed. The collected data were analysed using a hermeneutic approach inspired by Gadamer. The analysis revealed a meta-theme: 'it [writing in the diary] felt like contact' which was created by a feeling of togetherness and the opportunity to communicate with the patient. Keeping a diary likely meets the needs of family members in several ways because it becomes a way to be present at the patient's bedsides, to provide caregiving, to maintain hope and to relay cogent information. However, concerns regarding negative aspects of diary keeping were also raised; for example, the diary created feelings of stress, guilt and failure and exposed intimate details. The diary symbolised the maintenance of relationships with the patients and was a substitute for the usual opportunities for communication. Furthermore, it was instrumental in meeting the needs of the majority of family members in several ways. Nevertheless, the diary did have negative effects for certain individuals, which high...Continue Reading

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