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Intensive care: experiences of family & friends
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Reasons for admission :
Emergency admissions
Planned admissions
In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) :
Seeing the patient in ICU for the first time
Suspending normal routines: visiting ICU every day
Uncertainty
Emotional impact on relatives & friends in ICU
Impact on children
Telling others
Relationships within and between families
Receiving information and news from doctors
Sources of information in ICU
Nursing care
Keeping a diary
Sources of support in ICU
At the bedside:
Waiting for news
Signs of improvement and progress
The relatives' room and overnight accommodation:
The relatives' room
Overnight accommodation
When someone dies :
End of life decisions
Death and bereavement:
When someone dies
Funerals
Coping with bereavement
On a general ward :
The ward environment and nursing care
Hospital discharge and rehabilitation
Life after leaving the hospital :
Supporting and caring for the ill person at home
Impact on work and finances
Attitudes to life after the hospital experience
Messages to others
Emotional impact on relatives and carers
Emotional impact on family and friends
Adjusting to a changed life
Support and information
Support and information
Lack of support and information
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Intensive care: experiences of family & friends
People's stories
Aged 61-70
Interview 08
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His wife was admitted to ICU after having complications during emergency surgery. During her time in hospital he had a lot of support from family ...
Interview 14
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She has cared for her husband full-time since he had a heart attack and life threatening infection that meant he had to have his ...
Interview 27
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Her husband had cardiac arrest and was admitted to ICU. She is his full-time carer and worries about leaving him on his own because ...
Interview 31
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He cares full-time for his wife, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1998. She has been admitted to ICU several times and ...
Interview 37
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His wife spent 49 days in ICU because of severe lung problems. After her illness, he became involved in helping improve services for ICU patients.
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