Predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression in family members after patient death in the ICU

Patients' deaths in the ICU have been associated with a high burden of psychologic symptoms in families. This study identifies characteristics associated with psychologic symptoms in family members. Families of patients dying in the ICU or within 30 h of ICU discharge in 11 hospitals previously...

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Published in:	Chest Vol. 137; no. 2; p. 280
Main Authors:	Gries, Cynthia J, Engelberg, Ruth A, Kross, Erin K, Zatzick, Doug, Nielsen, Elizabeth L, Downey, Lois, Curtis, J Randall
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.02.2010
Subjects:	Attitude to Death Depression - epidemiology Depression - etiology Depression - psychology Family - psychology Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Intensive Care Units Male Middle Aged Prevalence Prognosis Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - etiology Stress, Psychological - psychology United States - epidemiology United States
ISSN:	1931-3543, 1931-3543
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