Examining the needs of bereaved parents in the pediatric intensive care unit: A qualitative study

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 712-740

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

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEATH; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEREAVEMENT; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COMMUNICATION; DEATH; EMPATHY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70149098053     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180903070434     Document Type: Article

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