Norouzadeh, RezaAbbasinia, MohammadTayebi, ZahraSharifipour, EhsanKoohpaei, AlirezaAghaie, BahmanAsgarpour, Hossein2022-12-312022-12-312021Norouzadeh, R., Abbasinia, M., Tayebi, Z., Sharifipour, E., Koohpaei, A., Aghaie, B., & Asgarpour, H. (2021). Experiences of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units: A qualitative study. Journal of Patient Experience, 8 doi:10.1177/23743735211007359https://doi.org/10.1177/237437352110073592374-3743 / 2374-3735https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/3780This study aimed to describe the experiences of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units (ICU). The data were analyzed by content analysis on 16 ICU patients with COVID-19. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. Three categories were identified: (a) captured by a challenging incident with subcategories: perceived sudden and challenging death, fear of carelessness in overcrowding, worry about the family, and frustration with stigmatizing; (b) the flourishing of life with subcategories: spiritual-awakening, resilience in the face of life challenges, promoting health behaviors, and striving for recovery; and (c) honoring the blessings with subcategories: understanding the importance of nurses, realizing the value of family, and realizing the value of altruism. COVID-19 survivors experienced both positive and negative experiences. The results of this study could help health care providers identify the needs of ICU patients with COVID-19, including psychological, social, and spiritual support and design care models.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessContent AnalysisCOVID-19PatientIntensive Care UnitsArticle8-1910.1177/23743735211007359Q4WOS:0006494725000012-s2.0-8510632997234179418