Parents' experiences of communication with neonatal intensive-care unit staff: An interview study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication; Hermeneutic lifeworld approach; Neonatal intensive care; Parental experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONVERSATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT STAFF; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84925444204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-014-0304-5     Document Type: Article

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