Resilience after severe critical illness: a prospective, multicentre, observational study (RESIREA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Critical-illness survivors may experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and quality-of-life impairments. Resilience may protect against psychological trauma but has not been adequately studied after critical illness. We assessed resilience and its associations with PTSD and quality of life, and also identified factors associated with greater resilience.

Methods

This prospective, multicentre, study in patients recruited at 41 French ICUs was done in parallel with the NUTRIREA-3 trial in patients given mechanical ventilation and vasoactive amines for shock. Three months to one year after intensive-care-unit admission, survivors completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-25), Impact of Event-Revised scale for PTSD symptoms (IES-R), SF-36 quality-

SUBMITTER: Mathieu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11245798 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature