The needs and experiences of family members of adult patients in an intensive care unit: A review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 501-509

  Verhaeghe, Sofie ^a   Defloor, Tom ^a   Van Zuuren, Florence ^b   Duijnstee, Mia ^c   Grypdonck, Mieke ^a,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Experiences; Family; Intensive care; Needs; Nursing; Traumatic coma

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COMA; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; CRITICAL CARE; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MORALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 17144393782     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01081.x     Document Type: Review

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