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Implementing an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Diary Program at a Large Academic Medical Center: Results From a Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Psychological Morbidity Associated With Critical Illness
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Diary (blank journal) plus PTSD psycho-education and PTSD psycho-education alone for PTSD and Post ICU Syndrome. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Psychological morbidity in both patients and family members related to the intensive care unit (ICU) experience is an often overlooked, and potentially persistent, healthcare problem recognized by the Society of Critical Care Medicine as Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). ICU diaries are an intervention increasingly under study with potential to mitigate ICU-related psychological morbidity, include ICU-related PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), depression and anxiety.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A blank journal where a prospective account of a patient's ICU course (everyday events) can be documented by family members and healthcare providers
We administered a pamphlet to patients with information regarding PTSD symptoms, potential psychiatric complications after discharge, and available mental health resources. References for our education include the following which are included in our references section: Jensen 2015, Jones 2010, Knowles 2009, Parker 2015, Wintermann 2015.