Family caregivers of intensive care unit (ICU) patients are exposed to high levels of stress
(1). During ICU admission, family caregivers are in a position to witness the stress-provoking …

Objectives: Informal caregivers—that is, close family and friends providing unpaid emotional
or instrumental care—of patients admitted to ICUs are at risk for posttraumatic stress …

In an editorial entitled “Risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in family caregivers of
neuroscience intensive care unit patients” Choi and Tate (2018)(1) discussed family …

Objectives: The ICU is a complex and stressful environment and is associated with
significant psychologic morbidity for patients and their families. We sought to determine …

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

Methods: Family members of ICU patients with APACHE II> 15 were enrolled within 24 hr of
ICU admission. Demographic data, stress level (measured on a visual analog scale from 0 …

Objective To determine if current levels of anxiety, depression and acute stress disorder
symptoms differ significantly among family members of intensive-care-unit patients …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the provision of information in the form of a
rehabilitation program following critical illness in reducing psychological distress in the …

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU) admission of a relative is a stressful event that may
cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objectives: Factors associated …

I wanted to inform the readership of Critical Care Medicine that in a supplement to the
November 2011 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, we published the first …