Patient outcomes after critical illness: A systematic review of qualitative studies following hospital discharge

Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hashem, Mohamed D ^a,b   Nallagangula, Aparna ^a,b   Nalamalapu, Swaroopa ^a,b   Nunna, Krishidhar ^a,b   Nausran, Utkarsh ^a   Robinson, Karen A ^b   Dinglas, Victor D ^a,b   Needham, Dale M ^a,b   Eakin, Michelle N ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Patient outcomes; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FATIGUE; FRIENDSHIP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANXIETY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE EVENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS;

ANXIETY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84992453299     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1516-x     Document Type: Article

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