Search for dissertations about: "Gisela Vogel"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Gisela Vogel.

2. 1. Treated in an intensive care unit : how patients and their families experience and manage their situation

   Author : Gisela Vogel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Critical illness and treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) is a traumatic event for patients and their families, which involves stress, anxiety, fear, worry and uncertainty. Survival and homecoming entail new challenges, and a significant proportion of patients and their families suffer from the long-term impact on their mental and/or physical health, termed post intensive care syndrome (PICS). READ MORE