Psychological support and outcomes for icu patients

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 118-128

  Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth D E ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Imagery; Intensive care nursing; Nurse patient interaction; Psychosocial support; Relaxation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RELAXATION THERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956628016     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00383.x     Document Type: Review

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