Background In China, stroke survivors are usually cared for by their family members.
However, the caregiving ability of these informal caregivers remain inadequate during the …

Background Caregivers and family members of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors can face
emotional problems following patient discharge from hospital. We aimed to evaluate the …

Background and Purpose: Depression and quality of life (QOL) have an interdependent and
transactional nature in stroke survivor-caregiver dyads. While the strong relationship …

Objective The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a stressful environment for families of critically ill
patients and these individuals are at risk to develop persistent psychological morbidity. Our …

Objective: To examine the physical and mental long-term consequences of intensive care
treatment for severe sepsis in patients and their spouses under consideration of a dyadic …

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

Introduction Survivors of complex critical illness and their family caregivers require support
during their recovery, rehabilitation, and return to community living; however, the nature of …

Objective: The objective of the review was to evaluate and synthesize the prevalence, risk
factors, and trajectory of psychosocial morbidity in informal caregivers of critical care …

Purpose To compare patients' psychological distress and memories from intensive care unit
(ICU) treatment 4–6 weeks after ICU discharge with expectations of their relatives. Further, to …

OBJECTIVES: To engage critical care end-users (survivors and caregivers) to describe their
emotions and experiences across their recovery trajectory, and elicit their ideas and …