Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Trajectories in ICU Family Caregivers.

ABSTRACT: To use latent class growth analysis to identify posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in ICU family caregivers.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The medical ICU at a tertiary-care center in the United States.

Participants

Adult patients experiencing acute cardiorespiratory failure (defined as requiring at least one of the following: 1) vasopressors, 2) noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, 3) high-flow nasal cannula, or 4) mechanical ventilation) were enrolled in a pair with their primary family caregivers.

Measurements and main results

Participants were enrolled within the first 48 hours of ICU admission. Family caregiver posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms were measured using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised at four time points:

SUBMITTER: Wendlandt B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8078333 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature