ICU survivors' utilisation of diaries post discharge: A qualitative descriptive study

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-35

  Ewens, Bev ^a   Chapman, Rose ^a   Tulloch, Alan ^a   Hendricks, Joyce M ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diaries; Intensive care unit; Post discharge; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL RECORD; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SURVIVOR;

CRITICAL CARE NURSING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SURVIVORS;

EID: 84893863358     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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