A qualitative study exploring the experiences of parents of children admitted to seven Dutch pediatric intensive care units

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-325

  Latour, Jos M ^a   Van Goudoever, Johannes B ^a,b,f   Schuurman, Beatrix Elink ^a   Albers, Marcel J I J ^c   Van Dam, Nicolette A M ^d   Dullaart, Eugenie ^e   Van Heerde, Marc ^f   Verlaat, Carin W M ^g   Van Vught, Elise M ^h   Hazelzet, Jan A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical care; Experiences; Family centered care; Needs; Pediatric; Qualitative research; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953826866     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2074-3     Document Type: Article

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