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ABSTRACT: Importance
Persistent physical and mental disorders are frequent in survivors of COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, data on these disorders among family members are scarce.Objective
To determine the association between patient hospitalization for COVID-19 ARDS vs ARDS from other causes and the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related symptoms in family members.Design, setting, and participants
Prospective cohort study in 23 intensive care units (ICUs) in France (January 2020 to June 2020 with final follow-up ending in October 2020). ARDS survivors and family members (1 family member per patient) were enrolled.Exposures
Family members of patients hospitalized for ARDS due to COVID-19 vs ARDS due to other causes.Main outcomes and measures
The primary outcome was family member symptoms of PTSD at 90 days after ICU discharge, measured by the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (score range, 0 [best] to 88 [worst]; presence of PTSD symptoms defined by score >22). Secondary outcomes were family member symptoms of anxiety and depression at 90 days assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (score range, 0 [best] to 42 [worst]; presence of anxiety or depression symptoms defined by subscale scores ≥7). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine the association between COVID-19 status and outcomes.Results
Among 602 family members and 307 patients prospectively enrolled, 517 (86%) family members (median [IQR] age, 51 [40-63] years; 72% women; 48% spouses; 26% bereaved because of the study patient's death; 303 [50%] family members of COVID-19 patients) and 273 (89%) patients (median [IQR] age, 61 [50-69] years; 34% women; 181 [59%] with COVID-19) completed the day-90 assessment. Compared with non-COVID-19 ARDS, family members of patients with COVID-19 ARDS had a significantly higher prevalence of symptoms of PTSD (35% [103/293] vs 19% [40/211]; difference, 16% [95% CI, 8%-24%]; P < .001), symptoms of anxiety (41% [121/294] vs 34% [70/207]; difference, 8% [95% CI, 0%-16%]; P= .05), and symptoms of depression (31% [91/291] vs 18% [37/209]; difference, 13% [95% CI, 6%-21%]; P< .001). In multivariable models adjusting for age, sex, and level of social support, COVID-19 ARDS was significantly associated with increased risk of PTSD-related symptoms in family members (odds ratio, 2.05 [95% CI, 1.30 to 3.23]).Conclusions and relevance
Among family members of patients hospitalized in the ICU with ARDS, COVID-19 disease, as compared with other causes of ARDS, was significantly associated with increased risk of symptoms of PTSD at 90 days after ICU discharge.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04341519.
SUBMITTER: Azoulay E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Azoulay Elie E Resche-Rigon Matthieu M Megarbane Bruno B Reuter Danielle D Labbé Vincent V Cariou Alain A Géri Guillaume G Van der Meersch Guillaume G Kouatchet Achille A Guisset Olivier O Bruneel Fabrice F Reignier Jean J Souppart Virginie V Barbier François F Argaud Laurent L Quenot Jean-Pierre JP Papazian Laurent L Guidet Bertrand B Thiéry Guillaume G Klouche Kada K Lesieur Olivier O Demoule Alexandre A Guitton Christophe C Capellier Gilles G Mourvillier Bruno B Biard Lucie L Pochard Frédéric F Kentish-Barnes Nancy N
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<h4>Importance</h4>Persistent physical and mental disorders are frequent in survivors of COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, data on these disorders among family members are scarce.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the association between patient hospitalization for COVID-19 ARDS vs ARDS from other causes and the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related symptoms in family members.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Prospective cohort study in 23 i ...[more]