Relatives' experiences in intensive care-Finding a place in a world of uncertainty

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-177

  Ågård, Anne Sophie ^a   Harder, Ingegerd ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Experiences; Intensive care; Qualitative research; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; DENMARK; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; UNCERTAINTY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CUES; DENMARK; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34247609242     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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