Trajectories of Palliative Care Needs in the ICU and Long-Term Psychological Distress Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While palliative care needs are assumed to improve during ICU care, few empiric data exist on need trajectories or their impact on long-term outcomes. We aimed to describe trajectories of palliative care needs during ICU care and to determine if changes in needs over 1 week was associated with similar changes in psychological distress symptoms at 3 months.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Six adult medical and surgical ICUs.

Participants

Patients receiving mechanical ventilation for greater than or equal to 2 days and their family members.

Measurements and main results

The primary outcome was the 13-item Needs at the End-of-Life Screening Tool (NEST; total score range 0-130) completed by family members at baseline, 3, and 7 days. The P

SUBMITTER: Cox CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191149 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature