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dc.contributor.authorAitken, Leanne M
dc.contributor.authorRattray, Janice
dc.contributor.authorHull, Alastair
dc.contributor.authorKenardy, Justin A
dc.contributor.authorLe Brocque, Robyne
dc.contributor.authorUllman, Amanda J
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-30T01:30:29Z
dc.date.available2018-07-30T01:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-04-03T04:37:46Z
dc.identifier.issn1466-609X
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/cc13164
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/57865
dc.description.abstractIntensive care patients frequently experience memory loss, nightmares, and delusional memories and some may develop symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. The use of diaries is emerging as a putative tool to 'fill the memory gaps' and promote psychological recovery. In this review, we critically analyze the available literature regarding the use and impact of diaries for intensive care patients specifically to examine the impact of diaries on intensive care patients' recovery. Diversity of practice in regard to the structure, content, and process elements of diaries for intensive care patients exists and emphasizes the lack of an underpinning psychological conceptualization. The use of diaries as an intervention to aid psychological recovery in intensive care patients has been examined in 11 studies, including two randomized controlled trials. Inconsistencies exist in sample characteristics, study outcomes, study methods, and the diary intervention itself, limiting the amount of comparison that is possible between studies. Measurement of the impact of the diary intervention on patient outcomes has been limited in both scope and time frame. Furthermore, an underpinning conceptualization or rationale for diaries as an intervention has not been articulated or tested. Given these significant limitations, although findings tend to be positive, implementation as routine clinical practice should not occur until a body of evidence is developed to inform methodological considerations and confirm proposed benefits.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom253-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto253-8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCritical Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchIntensive care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAcute care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320212
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420501
dc.titleThe use of diaries in psychological recovery from intensive care
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2013 Aitken et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
gro.date.issued2013
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gro.griffith.authorAitken, Leanne M.
gro.griffith.authorUllman, Amanda J.


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