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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322526 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Lee, Yuet Ming Isabella., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 118 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use 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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