Rates and predictors of mental health care utilisation in patients following a prolonged stay on intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

An acute critical illness and secondary complications may necessitate a prolonged treatment on an intensive care unit (ICU). As long-term consequences, ICU survivors may suffer from both physical and psychological sequelae. To improve the aftercare of these patients, the present study aimed to assess the use of mental healthcare and associated factors following prolonged ICU stay.

Methods

N=197 patients with a primary diagnosis of critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy were enrolled within 4 weeks (T1) and interviewed three (T2) and six (T3) months following the transfer from acute-care to postacute ICU. Symptoms and a current diagnosis of major depression/post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnos

SUBMITTER: Wintermann GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884925 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature