Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 190-198, August 2009

The meaning of family members’ presence during intensive care stay: A qualitative study

  • Kristin Dahle Olsen

      Affiliations

    • Acute Clinic of Intensive Care, Stavanger University Hospital, Box 8100, N-4068 Stavanger, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 51519138; fax: +47 51519932.
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  • Elin Dysvik

      Affiliations

    • University of Stavanger, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Health Studies, N-4036, Norway
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  • Britt Sætre Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Acute Clinic of Intensive Care, Stavanger University Hospital, Box 8100, N-4068 Stavanger, Norway

Accepted 15 April 2009.

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PII: S0964-3397(09)00041-X

doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2009.04.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 190-198, August 2009

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