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Use of Diaries for Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients to Reduce Long-Term PTSD: A Pilot Study

Many family members whose loved ones stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the hospitalization. A mixed-methods longitudinal randomized trial studying family members of medical ICU (MICU) patients was conducted. Participants were randomized into 2 gro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rice, Rebecca N, Qualls, Brandon W, Carey, Mary G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9168849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35677228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23743735221105681
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Sumario:Many family members whose loved ones stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the hospitalization. A mixed-methods longitudinal randomized trial studying family members of medical ICU (MICU) patients was conducted. Participants were randomized into 2 groups (intervention and control). Post-traumatic stress symptoms checklist-14 scores for the intervention group trended downward over time, but no differences were detected in PTSD risk between the intervention and control groups. The ICU experience for family members is traumatizing. A simple gesture of providing ICU diaries for them to use during the ICU stay may help reduce their emotional burden and requires further investigation.