title: Healthcare professionals' experiences of having a significant other admitted into an acute care facility: a qualitative systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to synthesize the qualitative evidence regarding the life experiences of healthcare professionals when their significant others are admitted to an acute-care hospital. Specifically, the review will address the following research question: what are the experiences of healthcare professionals as significant others to hospitalized loved ones in an acute-care facility?
authors.affiliation: 1School of Nursing, The University of Adelaide 2Centre for Evidence-Based Practice South Australia: an Affiliate Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 3King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hussamaldeen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sabyani
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wiechula
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magarey
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006282:Health Personnel; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic