Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for more information

SAGETRACK

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Qualitative Health Research
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Roulin, M.-J.
Right arrow Articles by Spirig, R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Roulin, M.-J.
Right arrow Articles by Spirig, R.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

Diaries Written for ICU Patients

Marie-José Roulin

University Hospitals Geneva, Switzerland

Samia Hurst

University of Geneva, Switzerland and University Hospitals Geneva, Switzerland

Rebecca Spirig

University of Basel, Switzerland and University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Diaries are written for critically ill patients, to help them understand their intensive care stay and come to terms with their illness. The aim of this content analysis of eight such diaries is to understand the potential benefits for patients and families of this care intervention. A main category emerged: Sharing throughout the ICU time. Four themes were identified: (a) Sharing the story, (b) Sharing the presence, (c) Sharing feelings, and (d) Sharing through support. The first theme reflects the narration of daily events. The second is the perceived presence of health professionals and family at the patient's bedside and the presence of the patient as a person through the diary entries. The third theme describes the expression of feelings as written throughout the text. The last theme refers to the support offered to the patient. The diaries reflect the commitment and care of contributors to the patients' welfare.

Key Words: diaries • intensive care units • content analysis • nursing • critical illness

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 17, No. 7, 893-901 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307303304
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Qual Health ResHome page
I. Egerod
Cultural Changes in ICU Sedation Management
Qual Health Res, May 1, 2009; 19(5): 687 - 696.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Qual Health ResHome page
A. L. Moi and E. Gjengedal
Life After Burn Injury: Striving for Regained Freedom
Qual Health Res, December 1, 2008; 18(12): 1621 - 1630.
[Abstract] [PDF]