Factors of prolonged-grief-disorder symptom trajectories for ICU bereaved family surrogates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bereaved people experience distinct trajectories of prolonged-grief-disorder (PGD) symptoms. A few studies from outside critical care investigated limited factors of PGD-symptom trajectories without a theoretical framework. We aimed to characterize factors associated with ICU bereaved surrogates' PGD-symptom trajectories, drawing from the integrative framework of predictors for bereavement outcomes, emphasizing factors modifiable by ICU care.

Methods

Prospective cohort study of 291 family surrogates. Multinomial logistic regression was used to determine associations of three previously identified PGD-symptom trajectories (resilient [n = 242, 83.2%] as reference group, recovery [n = 35, 12.0%], and chronic [n = 14, 4.8%]) with risk factors. Factors included intrape

SUBMITTER: Wen FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556207 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature