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Reasons for admission :
Emergency admissions
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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
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Intensive care: experiences of family & friends
People's stories
Aged 51-60
Interview 05
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In 2003 his wife was involved in an accident in the home. He stayed at the hospital for two weeks while his wife was in ...
Interview 12
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In 2005 her 21-year-old son sadly died in ICU. She focuses as much as she can on remembering the good memories they shared.
Interview 04
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In October 2004, her son had a motorbike accident and was admitted to ICU. He had a serious head injury and broken jaw.
Interview 07
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Their son was admitted to ICU in 2005 with bacterial meningitis. It was a traumatic time but he is now back home and has made ...
Interview 09
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Her son had lymphoma and bowel perforation and sadly died on a ward. She felt doctors should explain information clearly to relatives, who are usually ...
Interview 11
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Her husband was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was happy with the nursing care he received in ICU but concerned about information and one of his ...
Interview 19
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Her brother had an accident while cleaning his motorbike. He had severe head injuries and spent almost four weeks in ICU, where she visited him ...
Interview 20
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In 2004 his wife and her mother spent six months in hospital and was admitted to ICU three times because of sepsis and heart problems.
Interview 22
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His wife had emergency surgery to remove a kidney. He found it difficult to discuss his feelings but received comfort from sitting alone in the ...
Interview 28
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Her daughter was admitted to a ward and her son-in-law to ICU after they had a car accident. She stayed in their home ...
Interview 32
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His husband was admitted to ICU before and after a kidney pancreas transplant. She spent three weeks travelling to the hospital as well as working.
Interview 36
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His father went to ICU after having a stroke and developing pneumonia. Members of the family supported one another and he is now closer to ...
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