Last utterances of patients in Covid Intensive Care Units: A qualitative study

Yaman, Zeliha | Yılmaz, Mualla

Background: Nurses who provide patient care in COVID-19 intensive care have witnessed that patients experience problems such as fear of death, loneliness, helplessness, uncertainty, anxiety, etc. Objective: In this study, it was aimed to examine the messages written by the patients who receive treatment in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) through letters and their feelings and thoughts which they wanted to convey to their families. Method: This study employed a qualitative research design. The sample of the study consisted of 52 patients admitted to the ICU. The data of the study were obtained by examining the letters written by the patients who received treatment in the COVID-19 ICU between April 2021 and June 2021. The researchers collected the research data through document analys...