Distress and the Long-Stay Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Longitudinal Study of Parents and the Medical Team.

ABSTRACT: Prolonged critical illness in children has emotional consequences for both parents and providers. In this observational cohort study, we longitudinally surveyed anxiety and depression in parents and moral distress in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) providers (attendings, fellows, and bedside registered nurses) and explored their trajectories and relationships. Anxiety/depression and provider moral distress were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Moral Distress Thermometer, respectively. The relationships of parental and provider distress were evaluated using Spearman's correlations, and their trajectories and potentially associated variables were explored using quadratic random slope and intercept models. Predetermined associated factors included demograp

SUBMITTER: Salant JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10411061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature