Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Trajectories in Family Caregivers of Patients With Acute Cardiorespiratory Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Overall, 1 in 3 family caregivers of patients who require intensive care unit (ICU) admission will experience significant posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs), but little is known about how PTSSs evolve over time. Measuring PTSS trajectories could facilitate the development of targeted interventions to improve mental health outcomes for family caregivers of critically ill patients.

Objective

To measure 6-month PTSS trajectories among caregivers of patients with acute cardiorespiratory failure.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study was conducted in the medical ICU of a large academic medical center among adult patients requiring (1) vasopressors for shock, (2) high-flow nasal cannula, (3) noninvasive positive pressure ventilation,

SUBMITTER: Wendlandt B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082401 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature