Acute and Posttraumatic Stress in Family Members of Children With a Prolonged Stay in a PICU: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify the prevalence of screening criteria for acute and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) and stress symptoms among family members of children in the PICU for more than 8 days and examine risk factors for stress symptoms.

Design

Secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial of a palliative care intervention conducted between 2010 and 2014.

Setting

An urban pediatric hospital in Seattle, WA.

Subjects

The sample included 377 family members of 220 children.

Interventions

Family Communication Study.

Measurements and main results

Outcomes were symptom scores and diagnostic screening criteria for acute stress disorder (ASD) and PTSD. Predictors included demographic- and admission-related characteristics and hypothesized risk

SUBMITTER: Ercin-Swearinger H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071176 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature