Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 264-273 , October 2006

Patients’ dreams in ICU: Recall at two years post discharge and comparison to delirium status during ICU admission: A multicentre cohort study

  • Brigit L. Roberts

      Affiliations

    • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Department of Intensive Care, 4th Floor, G Block, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia. Tel +61 8 9346 3333x1010; fax: +61 8 9346 4431.
    • ,
  • Claire M. Rickard

      Affiliations

    • University of Tasmania, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Clifford Craig Research Trust, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia
    • ,
  • Dorrilyn Rajbhandari

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Pamela Reynolds

      Affiliations

    • Monash University School of Rural Health and Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon, Australia

,Accepted 7 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.02.002

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 264-273 , October 2006

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