The lived experience of family caregivers caring for patients dependent on life-sustaining technologies

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning of the lived experience of family caregivers caring for their loved ones who were dependent upon life-sustaining technologies while in the hospital. Methods: This study followed van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach to g...

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Main Authors: Waraporn Kongsuwan, Pongpaka Borvornluck, Rozzano C. Locsin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013218301169