Patient, family and provider experiences with transfers from intensive care unit to hospital ward: a multicentre qualitative study

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.

Alberta Health Services (Stelfox, Bagshaw); W21C Research and Innovation Centre (de Grood), O’Brien Institute for Public Health (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox), Department of Critical Care Medicine (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, Boyd), and Department of Community Health Sciences (Parsons Leigh, Stelfox, de Grood), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Bagshaw), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.