Association between intensive care unit admission of a patient and mental disorders in the spouse: a retrospective matched-pair cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous prospective studies have suggested that spouses of patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have a high prevalence of mental disorders, termed post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F). However, it remains unclear whether the patient's ICU admission is associated with the occurrence of mental disorders in the spouse outside of the prospective study setting. We therefore investigated the proportion of ICU patients' spouses who visited medical facilities for mental disorders and the association between ICU admission of a patient and mental disorders in the spouse using real-world data.

Methods

This was a retrospective matched-pair cohort study using commercially available, routinely collected administrative claims data. As the study pop

SUBMITTER: Miyamoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8555253 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature