2022
Psychological Attachment Orientation and Long-Term Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Family Members of ICU Patients
Zhang Q, Knies AK, Pach J, Kimbrough T, Martinez A, Juthani P, Tu S, Monin JK, Vranceanu AM, Hwang DY. Psychological Attachment Orientation and Long-Term Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Family Members of ICU Patients. Critical Care Explorations 2022, 4: e0753. PMID: 36050994, PMCID: PMC9426807, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICU patientsPTSD symptomsICU dischargeHispanic ethnicityFamily meetingsFamily membersICU patients' family membersProspective cohort studyMultiple logistic regressionLong-term PTSD symptomsPatients' family membersHigh-risk categoryLonger-term posttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsNeuroscience ICUEvent Scale-RevisedCohort studyIndependent predictorsPatient characteristicsRisk factorsPatient deathUnivariate analysisPatient covariatesSignificant symptomsPsychologic outcomes
2021
Predictors of Family Dissatisfaction with Support During Neurocritical Care Shared Decision-Making
Weber U, Zhang Q, Ou D, Garritano J, Johnson J, Anderson N, Knies AK, Nhundu B, Bautista C, Huang KB, Vranceanu AM, Rosand J, Hwang DY. Predictors of Family Dissatisfaction with Support During Neurocritical Care Shared Decision-Making. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 714-722. PMID: 33821402, PMCID: PMC8021441, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01211-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFormal family meetingsICU admissionFamily meetingsNeuro-ICURetrospective observational cohort studyObservational cohort studyUS academic centersFamilies of patientsBroad inclusion criteriaFamily satisfactionTop-box responsesFamily membersNeuroscience ICUICU dischargeICU courseCohort studyIll patientsAvailable patientsPatient variablesFamily dissatisfactionInclusion criteriaPatientsAcademic centersPatient lengthAverage patient length