Qualitative research: Adding drive and dimension to clinical research

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rusinová, Katerina ^b   Pochard, Frédéric ^a   Kentish Barnes, Nancy ^a   Chaize, Marine ^a   Azoulay, Élie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Burnout syndrome; End of life; Family needs; Focus groups; Structured interviews

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TERMINAL CARE; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FAMILY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 58849131574     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31819207e7     Document Type: Article

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