Impact of a family information leaflet on effectiveness of information provided to family members of intensive care unit patients: A multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 438-442

  Multicenter, A ^a   Prospective, ^a   Randomized, ^b   Trial, Controlled ^a   Azoulay, Elie ^a   Pochard, Frédéric ^c   Chevret, Sylvie ^a   Jourdain, Mercé ^b   Bornstain, Caroline ^c   Wernet, Anne ^a   Cattaneo, Isabelle ^b   Annane, Djilali ^a   Brun, Frédéric ^b   Bollaert, Pierre Edouard ^a   Zahar, Jean Ralph ^a   Goldgran Toledano, Dany ^b   Adrie, Christophe ^a   Joly, Luc Marie ^b   Tayoro, Jerome ^b   Desmettre, Thibaut ^c   Pigne, Etienne ^a   Parrot, Antoine ^a   Sanchez, Olivier ^c   Poisson, Catherine ^a   Gall, Jean Roger L E ^a   Schlemmer, Benoît ^a   Lemaire, François ^c   more..

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Cochin Teaching Hospital ^*  (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Family needs; Information; Intensive care; Leaflet; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037083943     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.4.200108-006oc     Document Type: Article

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