2022 Volume 42 Pages 717-725
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the process of realizing motivation for recovery in emergency patients admitted to intensive care units(ICUs).
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine adult emergency patients admitted to the ICUs, focusing on their experiences of recovery motivation. The interview data was analyzed, adopting the Modified Grounded Theory Approach.
Results: Emergency patients admitted to ICUs who experienced an initial <loss of autonomous self> during their helpless state had a lowered motivation for recovery.
Henceforth, the patients began to realize the motivation for recovery, changing to <recovery of the autonomous self> and <increase in the sense of autonomous self> under the influence of the <certainty of recovery> and other factors. The changes were shown to be a process of «restoring the autonomous self».
Conclusions: The motivation for recovery increases as an individual regains autonomy in «restoring the autonomous self». Therefore, promoting physical recovery is essential for facilitating the process of realizing motivation for recovery.
