ICU bereaved surrogates' comorbid psychological-distress states and their associations with prolonged grief disorder.

Fur-Hsing WenWen-Chi ChouChung-Chi HuangTsung-Hui HuMing Chu ChiangLi-Pang ChuangSiew Tzuh Tang

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2022)

A minority of family surrogates of ICU decedents suffered comorbid severe-depressive/borderline-anxiety distress and severe-anxiety/depressive/PTSD symptoms during early bereavement, but they were more likely to progress into PGD at 6-month postloss.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
intensive care unit
bipolar disorder
early onset
mechanical ventilation
stress induced
depressive symptoms
physical activity
posttraumatic stress disorder
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation