International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 241-249 , October 2008

Memories following physical trauma in patients treated in the ICU: Does gender and head injury make a difference?

  • Lotta Johansson, RN MSc (Senior intensive care nurse)

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg, CIVA 96 Gröna stråket 2, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 31 3421096; fax: +46 70 8199664.
    • ,
  • Mona Ringdal, MScN (Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, S-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 31 7866091; fax: +46 31 7866050.
    • ,
  • Ingegerd Bergbom, PhD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, S-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 31 7866070; fax: +46 31 7866050.

Received 4 March 2008 ,Revised 5 May 2008 ,Accepted 6 May 2008.

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☆ L.J. contributed in all stages of the research: planning, data collection and analysis, and in writing the bulk of the paper. IB contributed in the design of the study, analysis and writing. MR contributed in the data collection and analysis. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

PII: S1755-599X(08)00057-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.05.002

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 241-249 , October 2008

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