The meaning of family members' presence during intensive care stay: A qualitative study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 190-198

  Olsen, Kristin Dahle ^a   Dysvik, Elin ^b   Hansen, Britt Sætre ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family; ICU patient; Information; Social support; Visiting routines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORWAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 67649414917     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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