Relatives' experiences of visiting a conscious, mechanically ventilated patient-A hermeneutic study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-100

  Karlsson, V ^a,b   Forsberg, A ^a   Bergbom, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conscious patient; Hermeneutics; Mechanical ventilation treatment; Relatives' experiences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSCIOUSNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSCIOUSNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 77649186471     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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