“It Was the Only Thing I Could Hold Onto, But…”: Receiving a Letter of Condolence After Loss of a Loved One in the ICU

“It Was the Only Thing I Could Hold Onto, But…”: Receiving a Letter of Condolence After Loss of a Loved One in the ICU

Family members of patients who die in the ICU often remain with unanswered questions and suffer from lack of closure. A letter of condolence may help bereaved relatives, but little is known about their experience of receiving such a letter. The objective of the study was to understand bereaved famil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Critical care medicine 2017, Vol.45 (12), p.1965-1971
Hauptverfasser: Kentish-Barnes, Nancy, Cohen-Solal, Zoé, Souppart, Virginie, Galon, Marion, Champigneulle, Benoit, Thirion, Marina, Gilbert, Marion, Lesieur, Olivier, Renault, Anne, Garrouste-Orgeas, Maïté, Argaud, Laurent, Venot, Marion, Demoule, Alexandre, Guisset, Olivier, Vinatier, Isabelle, Troché, Gilles, Massot, Julien, Jaber, Samir, Bornstain, Caroline, Gaday, Véronique, Robert, René, Rigaud, Jean-Philippe, Cinotti, Raphaël, Adda, Melanie, Thomas, François, Azoulay, Élie
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Sprache:eng
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Ethics
Human health and pathology
Life Sciences
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Zusammenfassung:Family members of patients who die in the ICU often remain with unanswered questions and suffer from lack of closure. A letter of condolence may help bereaved relatives, but little is known about their experience of receiving such a letter. The objective of the study was to understand bereaved family members' experience of receiving a letter of condolence.
ISSN:0090-3493
1530-0293
DOI:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002687