The impact of an intensive care unit admission on the health status of relatives of intensive care survivors: A prospective cohort study in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relatives of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors may suffer from various symptoms after ICU admittance of their relative, known as post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F). Studies regarding PICS-F have been performed but its impact in primary care is unknown.

Objectives

To explore health problems of relatives of ICU survivors in primary care.

Methods

This is an exploratory prospective cohort study in which we combined data from two hospitals and a primary care research network in the Netherlands. ICU survivors who had been admitted between January 2005 and July 2017 were identified and matched by sex and age with up to four chronically ill (e.g. COPD, cardiovascular disease) patients. In both groups, relatives living in the same household were identifi

SUBMITTER: Naaktgeboren R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature