The patient experience of intensive care: A meta-synthesis of nordic studies

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1354-1361

  Egerod, Ingrid ^a   Bergbom, Ingegerd ^b   Lindahl, Berit ^b,c   Henricson, Maria ^d   Granberg Axell, Anetth ^e   Storli, Sissel Lisa ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^d JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e University of Tromsø ^*  (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hermeneutics; Intensive care; Liminality; Meta synthesis; Nursing; Patient experience

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SCANDINAVIA;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; SCANDINAVIAN AND NORDIC COUNTRIES;

EID: 85027921723     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.04.017     Document Type: Article

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