Title |
Diaries for recovery from critical illness
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd010468.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Amanda J Ullman, Leanne M Aitken, Janice Rattray, Justin Kenardy, Robyne Le Brocque, Stephen MacGillivray, Alastair M Hull |
Abstract |
During intensive care unit (ICU) admission, patients experience extreme physical and psychological stressors, including the abnormal ICU environment. These experiences impact on a patient's recovery from critical illness and may result in both physical and psychological disorders. One strategy that has been developed and implemented by clinical staff to treat the psychological distress prevalent in ICU survivors is the use of patient diaries. These provide a background to the cause of the patient's ICU admission and an ongoing narrative outlining day-to-day activities. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 5 | 33% |
Japan | 1 | 7% |
United States | 1 | 7% |
Australia | 1 | 7% |
Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
Spain | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 5 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 53% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 33% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 311 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 47 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 36 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 9% |
Researcher | 25 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 7% |
Other | 48 | 15% |
Unknown | 106 | 34% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 60 | 19% |
Psychology | 34 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 4% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 1% |
Other | 20 | 6% |
Unknown | 114 | 36% |