Flexible visiting positively impacted on patients, families and staff in an Australian Intensive Care Unit: A before-after mixed method study

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 91-97

  Mitchell, Marion L ^a   Aitken, Leanne M ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Family centred care; Intensive Care; Staff satisfaction; Visiting hours

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL NEEDS; PHILOSOPHY; SATISFACTION; SKILL; STAFF; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT VISITOR; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 85015055239     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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