The experiences of partners of critically ill persons in an intensive care unit

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 299-308

  Engström, Åsa ^a   Söderberg, Siv ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Close relatives; Hope; Information; Intensive care; Partner; Thematic content analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOCK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 4644239764     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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