A Sudden Deprivation: Children’s Experiences of Pediatric Intensive Care and Delirium Explored Through Photovoice

Sara Åkerman, Jenny Nordmark, Jenny Thorsell Cederberg, Martin Cernvall, Robert Frithiof, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Department of Surgical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala Centre for Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Research Uppsala, Uppsala University, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Department of Women, s and Children, s Health, Uppsala University

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on June 16, 2026

Abstract

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Children cared for in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) while experiencing delirium are a vulnerable group, at risk of undergoing traumatic experiences that may lead to negative outcomes post-discharge. Little is known about how children remember and ...