Mental Health Interventions to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Informal Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Determine effect of mental health interventions on psychologic outcomes in informal caregivers of critically ill patients.

Data sources

Searches conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, and other databases from inception to October 31, 2019.

Study selection

Interventions for informal caregivers of critically ill patients in adult ICU, PICU, or neonatal ICU.

Data extraction

Two independent, blinded reviewers screened citations and extracted data. Random-effects models with inverse variance weighting pooled outcome data when suitable. Psychologic outcomes categorized: 1) negative (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, distress, and burden) or 2) positive (courage, humanity, justice, transcendence, temperance, and wisdom and knowledge). Stratificati

SUBMITTER: Cherak SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8373445 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature