Background
Conceptual framework
Methods
Search strategy
Screening, data extraction and analysis
Results
Study | Country | Time point focus | TIR Phase | Sample size N = 702 | Approach and methods | Data collection timing |
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Abdalrahim 2014 | Jordan | Hospital discharge to 3-months | Implementation | 18 | Descriptive Individual interviews | 3 month post hospital discharge |
Adamson 2004 | Australia | ICU and hospitalisation | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation | 6 | Descriptive Individual interviews | 6 month post hospital discharge |
Agard 2012 | Denmark | First 12 months after D/C from ICU | Stabilisation/ Preparation/implementation/Adaptation | 17 | Grounded theory Dyad interviews (spouse and patient) Focus group interviews | 3 and 12 months post ICU discharge |
Bench 2011 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 11 | Descriptive Focus group interviews | Variable from < 3 months to 3-years |
Bench 2014 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 42 | Survey | Prior to hospital discharge |
Chaboyer 2003 | Australia | ICU, ward and home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 222 | Descriptive Individual interview and group meetings | ICU, ward, 3, 6, 9, 12 months post hospital discharge |
Chaboyer 2005 | Australia | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 7 | Descriptive Focus group interviews | 1–2 months post hospital discharge |
Chahraoui 2015 | France | ICU stay / current psychological state (3 months) | Event/ diagnosis stabilisation/preparation; Implementation | 20 | Survey/descriptive Questionnaire/individual interviews | 3 months post ICU discharge |
Chiang 2011 | Hong Kong | ICU, ward and home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 6 | Grounded theory Individual interviews | Variable, ICU, ward, and 3 months post ICU discharge |
Cox 2009 | USA | ICU to home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 23 | Phenomenology Individual interviews | Variable, 3, 9, or 12 months post hospital discharge |
Cypress 2011 | USA | ICU | Event/diagnosis | 5 | Phenomenology Individual interviews | Ward |
Czerwonka 2015 | Canada | ICU, ward, home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 5 | Descriptive Individual interviews | Variable, 3, 6, 12, 24 months post ICU discharge |
Deacon 2012 | USA, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ | ICU and Post ICU discharge | Event/stabilisation/ preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 35 | Survey Questionnaire | Unreported time, post hospital discharge |
Field 2008 | UK | ICU transfer to high dependency unit/step down or ward | Stabilisation | 34 | Descriptive Individual interviews | Variable, post hospital discharge |
Haraldsson 2015 | Sweden | 2-month post ICU discharge | Implementation | 12 | Descriptive Individual interviews / diaries | 2 month post ICU discharge |
Hupcey 2000 | USA | In ICU | Event/diagnosis | 14 | Grounded theory Individual interviews | In ICU or ward |
Hupcey 2001 | USA | In ICU | Event/diagnosis | 30 | Descriptive Individual interviews | In ICU or ward |
Jones 2003 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 18 | Descriptive Case study Individual interviews | Within 1 week of ICU discharge and 6 months post ICU discharge |
Lee 2009 | Canada | ICU, ward, home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 25 | Descriptive Individual interviews | Approximately 6 years post ICU discharge |
Lof 2008 | Sweden | Falling ill,, ICU, ward | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation | 9 | Descriptive Individual interviews | 3 and 12 months post ICU discharge |
Maddox 2001 | Australia | Returning home from hospital | Implementation | 5 | Interpretative Individual interviews | 6–15 weeks post ICU discharge |
Magarey 2005 | Australia | ICU | Event/diagnosis | 8 | Survey/descriptive Questionnaire / Individual interviews | Up to 2 years post ICU discharge |
McKinney 2002 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 6 | Phenomenology Individual interviews | In ICU and in ward |
Minton 2005 | NZ | ICU, ward, home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation | 6 | Descriptive Individual interviews | 6 months post ICU discharge |
Odell 2000 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 6 | Phenomenology Individual interviews | Ward |
Palesjo 2015 | Sweden | ICU, ward, home | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 7 | Phenomenology Individual interviews | Up to 2 years post ICU discharge |
Pattison 2015 | UK | ICU and ongoing recovery needs | Event/diagnosis; implementation | 22 | Grounded Theory Email interviews | 2–4 weeks or 6 months post hospital discharge |
Prinjha 2009 | UK | ICU follow-up care after hospital discharge | Implementation/adaptation | 34 | Descriptive Individual interviews | Post hospital discharge |
Ramsay 2013 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 20 | Descriptive Individual interviews | Post hospital discharge |
Ramsay 2016 | UK | Post ICU discharge to hospital discharge | Preparation | 14 | Descriptive Focus group interviews | > 3 months post ICU discharge |
Strahan 2005 | UK | ICU transfer to ward | Stabilisation | 10 | Phenomenology Individual interviews | 3–5 days on the ward |
Williams 2009 | UK | Illness experience/critical incident and its aftermath | Event/diagnosis; stabilisation/preparation; Implementation/adaptation | 5 | Blended discourse, narrative and phenomenological approaches Individual interviews | Early post hospital discharge and 1 year later |