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Needs of families who have a relative in a critical care unit in Hong Kong.

by Lee Yuet Ming, Isabella. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-92). / Abstract and questionnaire also in Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.viii / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION / Background of the study --- p.1 / Purpose of the study --- p.2 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Concept of family as a system --- p.3 / Family as a supportive system to patients --- p.7 / Critical illness as a family crisis --- p.8 / Family needs of critically ill patients --- p.14 / Met and unmet needs --- p.21 / Person most suitable to meet the family needs --- p.24 / Summary --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- METHOD OF THE STUDY / Aims and objectives --- p.28 / Operational definitions --- p.28 / Design --- p.29 / Sampling --- p.31 / Access --- p.32 / Data Collection --- p.33 / Ethical considerations --- p.42 / Data analysis --- p.43 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- RESULTS / Demographic data --- p.47 / Results from the questionnaire - CCFNI --- p.50 / Results from the interview --- p.56 / Summary --- p.63 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- DISCUSSION / Administration of the revised CCFNI --- p.65 / Critical illness threatened the stability of the family system --- p.65 / Relative importance of the family needs --- p.66 / "Additional cognitive, emotional and physical family needs" --- p.67 / Reactions to the patient's critical illness and hospitalization --- p.72 / Unmet needs of the family --- p.73 / Persons suitable to meet the important family needs --- p.75 / Relationship of family needs with demographic variables --- p.76 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- "LIMITATION, IMPLICATION & RECOMMENDATION" / Limitation of the study --- p.78 / Implication for nursing practice --- p.80 / Recommendations for further research --- p.83 / REFERENCES --- p.85

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322526
Date January 1998
ContributorsLee, Yuet Ming Isabella., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, viii, 118 leaves ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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