Information needs of parents of children admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. A review of the literature (1990-2008)

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-173

  De Rouck, Sofie ^a   Leys, Mark ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Access to information; Communication; Education; Intensive care; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Neonatal; Parents

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CHILD; CINAHL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHORT SURVEY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650447997     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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