Social Workers' Perspectives on the Psychosocial Needs of Families During Critical Illness

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 661-681

  Kinrade, Trish ^a   Jackson, Alun C ^b,c   Tomnay, Jane ^d  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CCFNI; critical care; family needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; VICTORIA;

EID: 84857068526     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2011.590874     Document Type: Article

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