%0 Journal Article %A Esmaeili, Maryam %A Cheraghi, Mohammad Ali %A Salsali, Mahvash %T Explaining the Context of Patient-Centered Care in Critical Care Units %J Journal of Holistic Nursing And Midwifery %V 27 %N 3 %U http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-913-en.html %R 10.18869/acadpub.hnmj.27.3.17 %D 2017 %K Patient-Centered Care, Critical Care Units, Hospital, Nursing Staff, %X Introduction: Patient-centered care refers to care with respect for and responsiveness to patients’ preferences, needs, and values; in this type of care, it is ensured that a patient's values are valued in clinical decision-making. Achieving Patient-centered care is not simple and needs a proper context to be provided. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explain the context of Patient-centered care in critical care units. Materials and Methods: This study is of a qualitative nature with a content analysis approach. A total of 26 deep, semi-structured interviews were used in this study. The research setting included critical care units of selected hospitals of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Participants' speeches were recorded with a tape recorder and immediately transcribed word-by-word. After reading the interviews, the resulting data were coded and then classified according to the similarities and differences in order to understand the general text of the interviews; the sub-categories and the sub- categories were extracted. Results: The study data led to the identification of three categories: specialized nature of care, individual factors, and organizational factors. The third category consisted of three sub- categories such as hardware, attention-to-model experiences, and the actual performance of managers. Conclusion: Patient-centered care is a multidimensional and subjective concept focused on nurses' perceptions. In order to achieve Patient-centered care, not only the effectiveness of the nurses' efforts but up-to-date knowledge, the hardware structure of care, and the performance of managers at a wider level are also important. %> http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-913-en.pdf %P 17-26 %& 17 %! %9 Research %L A-10-454-27 %+ Department of Nursing (Critical Care), Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran %G eng %@ 2588-3712 %[ 2017