The meaning and importance of vigilant attendance for the relatives of intensive care unit patients

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 243-254

  Plakas, Sotirios ^a   Taket, Ann ^b   Cant, Bob ^c   Fouka, Georgia ^a   Vardaki, Zambia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICU family members; Needs; Proximity; Relatives' experiences; Vigilant attendance; Visiting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906076632     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12054     Document Type: Article

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