Mothers' Experiences of Having a Preterm Infant in the Neonatal Care Unit: A Meta-Synthesis

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Aagaard, Hanne ^a   Hall, Elisabeth O C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Meta synthesis; Mother nurse relationship; Mothers' experiences; NICU environment; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 43449091877     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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