We set out to implement a pilot mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) to alleviate burnout,
stress, anxiety, and depression in nursing and support staff of an oncological intensive care …

There has been increasing awareness of the fact that diseases, treatments, and events
(such as surgery or the experience of critical care) often have significant and persistent …

Background: Vicarious exposure to trauma is ubiquitous in palliative medicine. Repeated
exposure to trauma may contribute to compassion fatigue and posttraumatic stress disorder …

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 Patients who are sick enough to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU)
commonly experience symptoms of psychological distress after discharge, yet few effective …

Introduction Although as many as 75% of the> 2 million annual intensive care unit (ICU)
survivors experience symptoms of psychological distress that persist for months to years, few …

Background Survivors of critical care may demonstrate mental health disorders in the
months after discharge. Research Question What are risk factors for mental health disorders …

More than 5 million patients are admitted to ICUs each year in the United States alone. ICUs
are stressful environments given the patients' medical severity, family emotional experience …

Objective: To assess the coping strategies used by family decision makers of adult critical
care patients during and after the critical care experience and the relationship of coping …

Rationale: Post–intensive care syndrome (PICS), defined as new or worsening impairment
in cognition, mental health, or physical function after critical illness, is an important …