Evaluation and comparison of parental needs, stressors, and coping strategies in a pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Jee, Richard A ^a   Shepherd, Jenny R ^a   Boyles, Carolyne E ^a   Marsh, Michael J ^a   Thomas, Peter W ^b   Ross, Oliver C ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; child; intensive care; needs assessment; parents; psychological; stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT NEED; PERSONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861187419     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31823893ad     Document Type: Article

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