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Jennifer de Beer Enhancing family care during critical illness

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose -to explore <strong>family</strong> <strong>care</strong> <strong>during</strong><strong>critical</strong> <strong>illness</strong> and <strong>de</strong>velop a theory for theenhancement of such <strong>care</strong> in ICUs in Durban,KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. To explore <strong>family</strong> members’ experiences of<strong>family</strong> <strong>care</strong> in the intensive <strong>care</strong> units; To explore the perceived needs of <strong>family</strong>members in the intensive <strong>care</strong> units; To explore the current practices of intensive<strong>care</strong> nurses and doctors in providing <strong>family</strong><strong>care</strong> in the intensive <strong>care</strong> units;

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