Yvonne Y.

Mrs. Yvonne Y needed support for herself.

Mrs Yvonne Y., daughter, had confidence in her father’s care but would have liked more support for herself.

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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Mrs. Yvonne Y needed support for herself.

” E: So I felt helpless from the time he [the father] told me things that were not true, that were not true. I didn’t know how to deal with it. I had never faced a situation like that before. And I have to say quite honestly, they just told me in the hospital that it was delirium. And that’s really all it was. There is a brochure about it in the hospital. I read it, but it didn’t really help me. I tried to deal with it to the best of my ability. I was told that it had to be done with familiar people again, so to speak,
I: With familiar people or…
E: Environment.
I: Environment.
E: to bring him closer. We then hung up photos of our family. “

Experiences in the intensive care unit

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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