Strengths and weaknesses of parent-staff communication in the NICU: A survey assessment

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wigert, Helena ^a,b   Dellenmark, Michaela B ^b   Bry, Kristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication; Neonatal intensive care unit; Parents' experiences; Survey assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PARENT; PARENT DOCTOR COMMUNICATION; PARENT NURSE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN; PREMATURE LABOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; NURSES; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

EID: 84877070534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-71     Document Type: Article

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