Intensive care unit (ICU) diaries and the experiences of patients' families: a grounded theory approach in a lower middle-income country (LMIC)

• Main Authors: Swagata Tripathy (Author), Swati Priyadarshini Acharya (Author), Alok Kumar Sahoo (Author), Jayanta Kumar Mitra (Author), Kishen Goel (Author), Suma Rabab Ahmad (Author), Upendra Hansdah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective An intensive care unit (ICU) diary is a relatively new concept in low middle-income countries (LMICs). Illiteracy and socio-cultural inhibitions may affect the use and utility of this intervention, which has proven beneficial to patients and their families in high income countries...