Qualitative analysis of an intensive care unit family satisfaction survey

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1000-1005

  Henrich, Natalie J ^a   Dodek, Peter ^b   Heyland, Daren ^c   Cook, Deborah ^d   Rocker, Graeme ^e   Kutsogiannis, Demetrios ^f   Dale, Craig ^g   Fowler, Robert ^g   Ayas, Najib ^b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication; family satisfaction; ICU; qualitative study; survey

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIBLING; SPOUSE; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTEER; WAITING ROOM;

EID: 79955393615     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820a92fb     Document Type: Conference Paper

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