What is supportive when an adult next-of-kin is in critical care?

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Johansson, Ingrid ^a,b,c   Fridlund, Bengt ^b,c,d   Hildingh, Cathrine ^b,c  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical care; Empowerment; Family; Grounded theory; Resources; Support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL CARE; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 33644669152     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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