Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5869617 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 2015 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
This study emphasises the buffering effect of social support on diminished quality of life in former intensive care patients. It is suggested that hospitals provide an intensive care after-care programme including both patients and relatives to help fulfilling this need for social support.
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The influence of social support on patients' quality of life after an intensive care unit discharge: A cross-sectional survey
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