Participation and support in intensive care as experienced by close relatives of patients-A phenomenological study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Blom, Helen ^a   Gustavsson, Christina ^a   Sundler, Annelie Johansson ^b  

^a SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Families; Interviews; Nursing; Qualitative; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 84870410723     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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