Research Article

Intensive Care Managers’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Dramatic Change of the Intensive Care Landscape

Table 1

Characteristics of participating Swedish ICMs and workplace during COVID-19 pandemic.

Variablesn (%)

Sex
 Female8 (67)
 Male4 (33)
Age in years
 40–506 (50)
 51–602 (17)
 61−4 (33)
Spouse at home12 (100%)
Children11 (91%)
Experience as manager in years
 −56 (50)
 6–105 (42)
 15−1 (8)
Profession
 Postgraduate nurse intensive care9 (75)
 Anesthesiologist3 (25)
Participated in patient care themselves
 Yes7 (58)
 No5 (42)
Intensive care accepted students
 Yes8 (67)
 No4 (33)
ICU size during COVID-19, beds
 −104 (33)
 11–205 (42)
 21−3 (25)