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 Surrogate Decision Makers Selecting Life-Sustaining Therapy for Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients: An Analysis of US Population Survey Data
Garg A, Soto AL, Knies AK, Kolenikov S, Schalk M, Hammer H, White DB, Holloway RG, Sheth KN, Fraenkel L, Hwang DY. Predictors of Surrogate Decision Makers Selecting Life-Sustaining Therapy for Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients: An Analysis of US Population Survey Data. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 468-479. PMID: 33619667, PMCID: PMC8380750, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute brain injuryAcute brain injuryLife-sustaining treatmentSurrogate decision makersBrain injuryAcute brain injury patientsPatient's surrogate decision makersSevere disabilityPoor neurological prognosisIntensive care unitSevere brain injuryLife-Sustaining TherapyBrain injury patientsCost of careYounger age groupsCross-sectional survey studyUS population sampleBinary logistic regressionNeurological prognosisIndependent predictorsCare unitInjury patientsPoor prognosisMale genderUnivariate analysis
2020
Psychological Attachment Orientations of Surrogate Decision-Makers and Goals-of-Care Decisions for Brain Injury Patients in ICUs
Knies AK, Zhang Q, Juthani P, Tu S, Pach J, Martinez A, Monin JK, Hwang DY. Psychological Attachment Orientations of Surrogate Decision-Makers and Goals-of-Care Decisions for Brain Injury Patients in ICUs. Critical Care Explorations 2020, 2: e0151. PMID: 32696015, PMCID: PMC7340333, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife-sustaining therapyBrain injury patientsAcute brain injury patientsInjury patientsTherapy selectionNonwhite racePoor prognosisFisher's exact testAcademic medical centerCross-sectional surveyNeuroscience ICUPatient demographicsIndependent predictorsMedical CenterComfort measuresExact testConsecutive samplePatientsEligible respondentsTherapyICUCare decisionsFuture interventionsMultivariate modelSignificant predictors