Suffering among carers working in critical care can be reduced by an intensive communication strategy on end-of-life practices

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-61

  Quenot, J P ^a   Rigaud, J P ^b   Prin, S ^a   Barbar, S ^a   Pavon, A ^a   Hamet, M ^a   Jacquiot, N ^a   Blettery, B ^a   Herve C ^c   Charles, P E ^a   Moutel, G ^c  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Dieppe Hospital   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care organisation; Ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859887141     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2413-z     Document Type: Article

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