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Monday 17 December 2012

Participation and support in intensive care as experienced by close relatives of patients

Participation and support in intensive care as experienced by close relatives of patients: A phenomenological study. Intensive and critical care nursing, Feb. 2013, Vol. 29(1), p.1-8.

Blom, H., et al.

http://www.intensivecriticalcarenursing.com/article/S0964-3397(12)00048-1/abstract

Participation with and support from health-care professionals are important for the relatives’ well-being and their ability to contribute to the patients’ care. Health-care professionals, especially critical care nurses, need to create an atmosphere that invites relatives to participate in the care provided at an ICU.

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