Emotional experiences and coping strategies of family members of critically ill patients.

This study emphasizes similarities in emotions but diversity in coping strategies used by family members in the ICU. Understanding the relationship between ICU experiences, emotional responses, and long-term psychological outcomes may guide targeted interventions to improve mental health outcomes of ICU family members. PMID: 32454044 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32454044?dopt=Abstract

Source: Chest - May 22, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Harlan EA, Miller J, Costa DK, Fagerlin A, Iwashyna TJ, Chen EP, Lipman K, Valley TS Tags: Chest Source Type: research