Adolescent relatives’ experiences and perceptions of everyday life when a family member is critically ill and admitted to an ICU and in the aftermath: A qualitative study
The adolescents experienced substantial disruption in their everyday lives and often lacked systematic support when a family member was admitted to an ICU. The findings suggest that health care professionals (HCPs), both in the ICU and school health service, should collaborate to offer targeted support to adolescents who are relatives of ICU patients.
Authors
- Gro Frivold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-1819)
- Mathilde Elsa Christensen
- Gudrun Elin Rohde
Institutions
- University of Agder (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2026.104333
- Primary Topic
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00