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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to provide insight into family members' experiences related to cardiac arrest. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 17 family members approximately 5-34 months after the cardiac arrest of a relative. As the focus was on the family members' experiences seen from a holistic perspective, content analysis was chosen for the study. When the event occurred to the patient, family members realized the need for assistance and managed to initiate first actions. When the emergency medical service arrived, family members responded to stress and forgot their own needs. When the staff took over at the hospital, family members not only received sympathy but also encountered professional distancing. Because their experiences vary widely, the encounter has to be developed through a comforting, sympathetic and respectful dialogue in consideration for individuals' preferences.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1362-1017
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Caregivers, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Emergency Medical Technicians, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Empathy, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Family, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-First Aid, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Heart Arrest, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Holistic Health, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Narration, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Needs Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Nursing Methodology Research, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Professional-Family Relations, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Qualitative Research, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Social Distance, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Sweden, pubmed-meshheading:15739635-Visitors to Patients
pubmed:articleTitle
When the unreal becomes real: family members' experiences of cardiac arrest.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. marita.weslien@omv.lu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't