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- Title
DEPRESSION AND CHANGE IN CAREGIVER BURDEN AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SURVIVORS.
- Authors
Beesley, Sarah J.; Hirshberg, Eliotte L.; Wilson, Emily L.; Butler, Jorie M.; Oniki, Thomas A.; Kuttler, Kathryn G.; Orme, James F.; Hopkins, Ramona O.; Brown, Samuel M.
- Abstract
Background Family members of patients in intensive care units may experience psychological distress and substantial caregiver burden. Objective To evaluate whether change in caregiver burden from intensive care unit admission to 3-month follow-up is associated with caregiver depression at 3 months. Methods Caregiver burden was assessed at enrollment and 3 months later, and caregiver depression was assessed at 3 months. Depression was measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score. The primary analysis was the association between depression at 3 months and change in caregiver burden, controlling for a history of caregiver depression. Results One hundred one participants were enrolled; 65 participants had a surviving loved one and completed 3-month follow-up. At 3-month follow-up, 12% of participants met criteria for depression. Increased caregiver burden over time was significantly associated with depression at follow-up (Fisher exact test, P = .004), although this association was not significant after controlling for self-reported history of depression at baseline (Cochran- Mantel-Haenszel test, P = .23). Conclusions Family members are increasingly recognized as a vulnerable population susceptible to negative psychological outcomes after a loved one's admission to the intensive care unit. In this small sample, no significant association was found between change in caregiver burden and depression at 3 months after controlling for baseline depression. (American Journal of Critical Care.
- Subjects
FAMILIES &; psychology; CATASTROPHIC illness; STATISTICAL correlation; CRITICALLY ill; MENTAL depression; DISABILITY evaluation; EMPLOYMENT; FISHER exact test; INTENSIVE care units; LONGITUDINAL method; PATIENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; SYNDROMES; BURDEN of care; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ONE-way analysis of variance
- Publication
American Journal of Critical Care, 2020, Vol 29, Issue 5, p350
- ISSN
1062-3264
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4037/ajcc2020181