A journey through transitional care-family members' experiences post a life-threatening situation: A qualitative study.

Background: Being a family member to someone who suffers from a serious illness can change one's perspectives about life. A sudden and severe illness can result in a demanding journey that involves acute admission to hospital, intensive care, post-care, and finally, returning home.

Aim: To describe the experience of staying beside a next of kin throughout the healthcare journey, from the onset of illness at home, to the intensive care unit, post-care, and returning home.

Relatives' experiences of care encounters in the general ward after ICU discharge: a qualitative study.

Background: Care encounters at general wards have many reasons, and the complexity differs. Some arriving at the ward are relatives of discharged intensive care unit patients', who are usually more fragile than others due to what had happened to them. Research indicates that care encounters leave relatives dissatisfied.