Exploring parents' environmental needs at the time of a child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 623-628

  Meert, Kathleen L ^a,b   Briller, Sherylyn H ^a,b   Schim, Stephanie Myers ^b,c   Thurston, Celia S ^b,d  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Anthropology ^*

^d Spiritual Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SLEEP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEORECORDING; WAITING ROOM; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; INTERVIEW; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; DEATH; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 60549084185     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31818d30d5     Document Type: Article

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