Journal of clinical nursing
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Review Meta Analysis
Children's and young people's experiences of a parent's critical illness and admission to the intensive care unit: A qualitative meta-synthesis.
Little is known about how children and young people experience and manage the critical illness of a parent and a parent's admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Children and young people as relatives need to be acknowledged as close members of the family, when facing the illness trajectory of a parent, who is admitted to the ICU. They need to be seen as close family members and to be approached in their needs for support in order to promote their well-being during a family illness crisis. Early supportive interventions tailored to include children of the intensive care patient are recommended.