title: The use of diaries to promote recovery after critical illness.
abstract: Admission to intensive care exposes patients and family members to extreme physical and psychological stress. This stress may cause anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which impairs their recovery. Nurses are actively seeking solutions and tools to assist patients and family members to recover after admission to intensive care.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ullman
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aitken
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011793:Queensland; D013315:Stress, Psychological