Barbara's story: A thematic analysis of a relative's reflection of being in the intensive care unit

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 63-70

  Christensen, Martin ^a   Probst, Barbara ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Psychotherapist   (India)

Author keywords

Relative experiences; Relatives in ICU; Stories; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NARRATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 84923225608     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12145     Document Type: Article

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