Preliminary Identification of Coping Profiles Relevant to Surrogate Decision Making in the ICU.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a stressful environment for families of critically ill patients and these individuals are at risk to develop persistent psychological morbidity. Our study objective was to identify individual differences in coping with stress and information presentation preferences...

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Main Authors: Jorie M Butler, Eliotte L Hirshberg, Ramona O Hopkins, Emily L Wilson, James F Orme, Sarah J Beesley, Kathryn Kuttler, Samuel M Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5105941?pdf=render