Symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients before discharge or death. A prospective multicenter study

Pochard, Frédéric; Darmon, Michaël; Fassier, Thomas; Bollaert, Pierre-Edouard; Cheval, Christine; Coloigner, Madeleine; Merouani, Asri; Moulront, Serge; Pigne, Etienne; Pingat, Juliette; Zahar, Jean-Ralph; Schlemmer, Benoît; Azoulay, Élie; The French FAMIREA Study Group

doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.11.004

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Symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients before discharge or death. A prospective multicenter study

ContributorsPochard, Frédéric; Darmon, Michaël; Fassier, Thomas

; Bollaert, Pierre-Edouard; Cheval, Christine; Coloigner, Madeleine; Merouani, Asri; Moulront, Serge; Pigne, Etienne; Pingat, Juliette; Zahar, Jean-Ralph; Schlemmer, Benoît; Azoulay, Élie; The French FAMIREA Study Group

Published inJournal of Critical Care, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 90-96

Publication date2005

Abstract

Study objectives: More than two thirds of family members visiting intensive care unit (ICU) patients have symptoms of anxiety or depression during the first days of hospitalization. Identifying determinants of these symptoms would help caregivers support families at patient discharge or when death is imminent.

Keywords

Families
Epidemiology
Stress
Bereavement
Ethics

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POCHARD, Frédéric et al. Symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients before discharge or death. A prospective multicenter study. In: Journal of Critical Care, 2005, vol. 20, n° 1, p. 90–96. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.11.004

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PID : unige:151291
DOI : 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.11.004
PMID : 16015522

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0883944104001455

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