Rehabilitation activities, out-patient visits and employment in patients and partners the first year after ICU: A descriptive study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-110

  Agard A S ^a   Lomborg, K ^b   Tonnesen E ^a   Egerod, I ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Family; Intensive care; Recovery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; SPOUSES;

EID: 84893697606     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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