{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Shin JW"],"funding":["National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences","National Institute of Nursing Research","Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing","NINR NIH HHS","National Institutes of Health"],"pagination":["14-22"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11846697"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["70"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Family caregivers of ICU patients experience difficulty communicating with patients during mechanical ventilation. Little is known about patient-family communication in the ICU and the associated emotional distress.<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine the preliminary effects of the VidaTalk™ communication app on anxiety, depression, and PTSD-related symptoms among family caregivers.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective study using repeated measures to compare VidaTalk™ to an attention control condition. Twenty-eight family caregivers of nonvocal adult ICU patients participated in this study. The intervention group received VidaTalk™, whereas the attention control group received a standard tablet loaded with MyChart Bedside (EPIC) and game apps during the patient's mechanic"],"journal":["Heart & lung : the journal of critical care"],"pubmed_title":["Preliminary efficacy of the vidatalk<sup>TM</sup> communication application on family psychological symptoms in the intensive care unit: A pilot study."],"pmcid":["PMC11846697"],"funding_grant_id":["5R42 NR014087","R42 NR014087"],"pubmed_authors":["Dabelko-Schoeny H","Shin JW","Happ MB","Tate J","Balas M","Tan A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Preliminary efficacy of the vidatalk<sup>TM</sup> communication application on family psychological symptoms in the intensive care unit: A pilot study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Family caregivers of ICU patients experience difficulty communicating with patients during mechanical ventilation. Little is known about patient-family communication in the ICU and the associated emotional distress.<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine the preliminary effects of the VidaTalk™ communication app on anxiety, depression, and PTSD-related symptoms among family caregivers.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective study using repeated measures to compare VidaTalk™ to an attention control condition. Twenty-eight family caregivers of nonvocal adult ICU patients participated in this study. The intervention group received VidaTalk™, whereas the attention control group received a standard tablet loaded with MyChart Bedside (EPIC) and game apps during the patient's mechanic","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Mar-Apr","modification":"2026-07-16T23:38:31.747Z","creation":"2026-07-12T03:11:38.857Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11846697","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39546958"],"doi":["10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.11.001"]}}