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Children's and young people's experiences of a parent's critical illness and admission to the intensive care unit: A qualitative meta-synthesis.

Lise H MacEachnieHanne B LarsenIngrid Egerod
Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2018)
Children and young people as relatives need to be acknowledged as close members of the family, when facing the illness trajectory of a parent, who is admitted to the ICU. They need to be seen as close family members and to be approached in their needs for support in order to promote their well-being during a family illness crisis. Early supportive interventions tailored to include children of the intensive care patient are recommended.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • emergency department
  • intensive care unit
  • physical activity
  • smoking cessation
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation