Tag: stress
Measuring Moral Distress Among Critical Care Clinicians
Moral distress is a common experience among critical care professionals, leading to frustration, withdrawal from patient care, and job abandonment. The Italian Moral Distress Scale-Revised is a valid and reliable instrument... read more
Families and providers caring for medically complex patients share goals
In this study, parents of children with medical complexity emphasized how important many aspects of the hospital-to-home transition are to them, and they particularly emphasized how important it was to take into account their... read more
Warding off Fight, Flight, or Freeze
There's some evidence that suggests that just by telling people the physiological facts about stress, this is why you get tunnel vision, this is why you can't remember drug doses or what's next in the algorithm... read more
Sleep deprivation for 24-hour work shifts can affect heart
Sleep deprivation while working 24-hour shifts affects heart function, a new German study suggests.... read more
Somatostatin analogs in pheochromocytoma research
Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is a rare type of tumor that develops from neural crest tissue in the central medulla of the adrenal gland. PHEOs secrete adrenaline and noradrenaline, the hormones that control the body\'s stress... read more
Hospitals struggle to address terrifying and long-lasting 'ICU delirium'
Doctors and nurses across the country are now pushing an ambitious campaign to change practices in intensive care units to reduce cases of "ICU delirium".... read more
New tool helps measure how costs of care impact cancer patients
For many patients, the uncertainty and stress that can come with cancer treatment is compounded by what is now known as "financial toxicity", the anxiety and distress that follow health care and medication expenses, often... read more
Burnout Syndrome in Critical Care Health Care Professionals
Burnout syndrome (BOS) occurs in all types of health care professionals and is especially common in individuals who care for critically ill patients. The development of BOS is related to an imbalance of personal characteristics... read more
