Early interventions for the prevention of post-traumatic stress symptoms in survivors of critical illness: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being increasingly reported among survivors of critical illness and injury. Previous work has demonstrated that PTSD reduces patient quality of life and ability to return to work, as well as increases healthcare costs. As such, identifying interventions aimed at preventing the development of critical illness-related PTSD could have an important public health impact. The objective of this systematic review is to collate the world's literature on early interventions aimed at preventing PTSD among survivors of critical illness.

Methods and analysis

We will perform a qualitative systematic review of human clinical trials of interventions aimed at preventing or reducing critical illness-related PTSD symptoms. We will methodica

SUBMITTER: Glaspey LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588947 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature