“It Was the Only Thing I Could Hold Onto, But…”: Receiving a Letter of Condolence After Loss of a Loved One in the ICU
- Kentish-Barnes, Nancy
- Cohen-Solal, Zoé
- Souppart, Virginie
- Galon, Marion
- Champigneulle, Benoit
- Thirion, Marina
- Gilbert, Marion
- Lesieur, Olivier
- Renault, Anne
- Garrouste-Orgeas, Maïté
- Argaud, Laurent
- Venot, Marion
- Demoule, Alexandre
- Guisset, Olivier
- Vinatier, Isabelle
- Troché, Gilles
- Massot, Julien
- Jaber, Samir
- Bornstain, Caroline
- Gaday, Véronique
- Robert, René
- Rigaud, Jean-Philippe
- Cinotti, Raphaël
- Adda, Melanie
- Thomas, François
- Azoulay, Élie
Publication date
January 2017
DOI Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & WilkinsAbstract
International audienceFamily members of patients who die in the ICU often remain with unanswered questions and suffer from lack of closure. A letter of condolence may help bereaved relatives, but little is known about their experience of receiving such a letter. The objective of the study was to understand bereaved family members' experience of receiving a letter of condolence
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