Objectives Resilience in family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)
suppresses their severe stress and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). However, little is …

Background Severe trauma accounts for a main factor inducing mortality for individuals
aged< 45 years in China, which requires admission to intensive care unit (ICU) to receive …

Objectives: There are increased rates of depression, anxiety, and stress disorders in families
of critically ill patients. Interventions directed at family members may help their ability to cope …

Rationale: Family members of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) frequently
experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, and acute stress. Previous interventions have …

Background Prolonged mechanical ventilation for acute medical conditions increases the
risk of chronic critical illness (CCI). Close family members are confronted with the life …

Background Family members of patients in intensive care are at increased risk for
psychological symptoms. Objectives To compare levels of posttraumatic stress disorder …

Background Adverse responses to critical illness, such as symptoms of depression, anxiety
or posttraumatic stress, are relatively common among family members. The role of risk …

Objectives: To develop and evaluate a preliminary multifaceted model for coping among
family members of patients who survive mechanical ventilation. Design and Setting: In this …

Purpose The purpose of the study is to examine the associations of patients' and their
informal caregivers' psychosocial resiliency factors with their own and their partners' emotion …

Objective To study the role of parental resilience, emotions accessed during admission and
perceived stress in predicting the degree of parental posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …