Tag: depression
The Association of Clinical Variables and the Development of Specified Chronic Conditions in ICU Survivors
Clinical variables, especially the reason for ICU admission, are associated with the development of chronic conditions after ICU discharge. Therefore, these clinical variables should be considered when organizing follow-up... read more
Cognitive impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: disease burden, determinants and possible future interventions
Cognitive impairment (CI) is an important but an under-recognized extra-pulmonary feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is related to the burden of disability, worse health outcomes and impaired self-management.... read more
Family Care Rituals in the ICU to Reduce Symptoms of PTSD in Family Members
Offering opportunities such as family care rituals for family members to be involved with providing care for family members in the ICU was associated with reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This... read more
Anxiety, Depression and PTSD After Critical Illness
Survivors of intensive care are known to be at increased risk of developing longer-term psychopathology issues. We present a large UK multicentre study assessing the anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder... read more
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors Need Cardiological and Neurological Rehabilitation
Most survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) suffer from cardiologic symptoms and approximately half of them experience cognitive problems because of hypoxic brain damage. Symptoms of anxiety and depression... read more
What Happens After a Positive Screen for Depression and PTSD in the Outpatient Burn Clinic?
Multiple reports have demonstrated a wide prevalence of both depression and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within 1 year of burn injury. The purpose of this study is to determine outcomes of burn patients after a positive... read more
Ketamine Sedation for Patients With Acute Behavioral Disturbance During Aeromedical Retrieval
Acute behavioural disturbance(ABD), also known as Excited Delirium Syndrome, is a medical emergency with reported mortality of 8-10%. The management of ABD usually involves a judicious combination of de-escalation techniques,... read more
The Effect of Diaries Written by Relatives for ICU Patients on PTSD
The results of this study will inform ICU nurses about the effects, strengths and limitations of prompting relatives to author a diary for the patient. This will allow the diary intervention to be tailored to the individual... read more
Ketamine In Acute and Chronic Pain Management
The view of chronic pain as a symptom of a disease, rather than a disease state itself, has contributed to neglect in treating this condition. Although it is generally acknowledged that patients with chronic pain use significantly... read more
Clinics Aim to Improve Post-ICU Recovery
Ten days after arriving in the emergency department with pneumonia, 58-year-old Connie Bovier woke up in the intensive care unit (ICU). She survived acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and a host of other... read more
The Psychological Impact of Intensive Care
A period in intensive care is known to negatively affect patients' long term physical, cognitive and psychiatric health, in what's known as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Researchers from the University of Oxford sought... read more
Benzodiazepine Use and Neuropsychiatric Outcomes in the ICU
The majority of included studies indicated that benzodiazepine use in the ICU is associated with delirium, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. Future well-designed studies... read more
Effects of Patient-Directed Music Intervention on Anxiety and Sedative Exposure in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support
Among ICU patients receiving acute ventilatory support for respiratory failure, patient-directed music (PDM) resulted in greater reduction in anxiety compared with usual care, but not compared with NCH. Concurrently, PDM... read more
Breaking it Down: Post Intensive Care Syndrome and Recovery – Emotions
The emotional aftermath of critical illness/injury is something that often catches people by surprise but can have a significant impact on daily life. People who have been critically ill/injured often describe difficulty... read more
Doctors’ Mental Health at Tipping Point
Patients rely on doctors to look after their mental health but is enough being done to help the doctors when they are the ones with problems? There are concerns that some medical professionals in England are unable to get... read more
Co-Occurrence of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Problems Among 406 Survivors of Critical Illness
In this multicenter cohort study, one or more post-intensive care syndrome problems were present in the majority of survivors, but co-occurring problems were present in only one out of four. Education was protective from... read more
Associations With Psychological Outcomes Among Family Members of Mechanical Ventilation Survivors
In this multicenter cross-sectional survey, we interviewed family members of mechanically ventilated patients at the time of transfer from the ICU to the hospital ward. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore... read more
