Impact of an intensive care unit diary on psychological distress in patients and relatives*

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Authors

Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas · Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph

Isaline Coquet · Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas

Antoine Périer · Délégation Paris 6

Jean-François Timsit · Délégation Paris 6

Frédéric Pochard · Délégation Paris 6

Frédéric Lancrin · Délégation Paris 6

François Philippart

Abstract

The intensive care unit diary significantly affected posttraumatic stress-related symptoms in relatives and surviving patients 12 months after intensive care unit discharge.

Topics & Keywords

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Family Caregiving in Mental Illness

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Critical Care Medicine

Volume 40, Issue 7, pp. 2033-2040

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31824e1b43

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