Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and Caregiver Burden: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding the reciprocal association between post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) and caregiver burden is crucial for optimal care of patients and caregivers following critical illness.

Objective

To evaluate the associations between patient post-intensive care impairments and caregiver burden.

Design, setting, and participants

This secondary analysis of the MIND-USA study, a multicenter randomized clinical trial, which enrolled patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) from 16 academic medical centers across the US (December 2011 to August 2017), included 148 patient-caregiver dyads. Patients were adults aged 18 years or older with ICU delirium randomized to receive haloperidol, ziprasidone, or placebo. A caregiver who provided unpaid assistance to

SUBMITTER: Ahn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11979734 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature