Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Financial Stress in Survivors of Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Little is known about the experience of financial stress for patients who survive critical illness or their families. Our objective was to describe the prevalence of financial stress among critically ill patients and their families, identify clinical and demographic characteristics associated with this stress, and explore associations between financial stress and psychologic distress. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of a randomized trial comparing a coping skills training program and an education program for patients surviving acute respiratory failure and their families. SETTING:Five geographically diverse hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:Patients (n = 175) and their family members (n = 85) completed surveys within 2 weeks of arrival home and 3 and 6 months after randomization. MEASUREMENTS A

SUBMITTER: Khandelwal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5953792 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature