Effects of nursing industrial action on relatives of Intensive Care Unit patients: a 16-month follow-up

In December 2001, nursing industrial action occurred at Christchurch Hospital. This study assesses the effect industrial action had on relatives of those Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients involved. A written questionnaire was sent to the relatives of the 17 patients on Intensive Care around the tim...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand medical journal 2004-11, Vol.117 (1205), p.U1150-U1150
Hauptverfasser:	Dzendrowskyj, Peter, Shaw, Geoff, Johnston, Lucy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anger Attitude to Health Case-Control Studies Family - psychology Humans Intensive Care Units - manpower New Zealand Nursing Staff, Hospital Patient Transfer Professional-Family Relations Strikes, Employee Surveys and Questionnaires Visitors to Patients - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	In December 2001, nursing industrial action occurred at Christchurch Hospital. This study assesses the effect industrial action had on relatives of those Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients involved. A written questionnaire was sent to the relatives of the 17 patients on Intensive Care around the time of the strike; 11 of these patients had needed to be transferred to out of region hospitals for continuing care, whilst the others remained in the intensive care unit. Comparisons were made with a control group of 26 next-of-kin. Compared with relatives of patients not involved in the strike, relatives involved during the strike were significantly more angry (p
ISSN:	1175-8716