| Family members of critically ill cancer patients: assessing the symptoms of anxiety and depression. | |
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PMID: 19183953 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of critically ill cancer patients. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A 23-bed intensive care unit in a tertiary cancer centre. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred consecutive families of cancer patients with length of stay >72 h in ICU. INTERVENTION: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire and critical care family needs inventory were completed by family members. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in family members was 71 and 50.3%, respectively. Regarding the patients' disease, family depression was correlated with presence of metastasis, whereas hematological malignancies correlated with family' anxiety. Anxiety was independently associated with one patient-related factor (prolonged mechanical ventilation) and two family-related factors (catholic religion and gender). Factors associated with symptoms of depression included one patient-related factor (presence of metastasis) and one family-related factor (gender). CONCLUSIONS: Present findings demonstrated a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in critically ill cancer patients' family members during an intensive care unit stay. |
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Renata Rego Lins Fumis; Daniel Deheinzelin |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-01-29 |
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Title: Intensive care medicine Volume: 35 ISSN: 1432-1238 ISO Abbreviation: Intensive Care Med Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-01 Completed Date: 2009-09-21 Revised Date: 2011-01-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7704851 Medline TA: Intensive Care Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 899-902 Citation Subset: IM |
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Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital A C Camargo, Rua Prof. Antônio Prudente, 211, São Paulo, SP CEP 01509-900, Brazil. |
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Aged Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*, etiology* Cohort Studies Critical Illness* Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*, etiology* Family / psychology* Female Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data Humans Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Neoplasms / psychology* Prevalence Prospective Studies Questionnaires Respiration, Artificial / statistics & numerical data Severity of Illness Index |
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