Objectives Confronted with the potentially traumatic experience of a patients intensive care
unit hospitalisation, family members may show positive changes associated with growth in …

Objectives To describe the prevalence and trajectory of family caregivers' post-traumatic
stress symptoms during the first year after a patient's admission to the intensive care unit and …

Purpose Among the consequences of professional stress related to helping victims of
trauma, above all, the symptoms of secondary traumatic stress (STS) are mentioned. The …

Research on parental psychological effects related to a child's critical illness has focused on
studying negative outcomes, while the possibility of posttraumatic growth (PTG), defined as …

Aim Nurses working in intensive care units are repeatedly exposed to trauma (eg, verbal or
physical abuse by confused patients, and unexpected death). However, after experiencing …

Abstract Background and aim Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) are clinical settings
where patient loss is frequently experienced. A sense of professional grief and posttraumatic …

Background Family members of patients in intensive care are at increased risk for
psychological symptoms. Objectives To compare levels of 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 Prolonged mechanical ventilation for acute medical conditions increases the
risk of chronic critical illness (CCI). Close family members are confronted with the life …

This preliminary study focused on positive phenomena among Israeli family caregivers
(spouse, adult child, or parent) of patients with chronic illness hospitalized in a medical …