Stress-Related Disorders of Family Members of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With COVID-19

• DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1118
• Publication Date: 2022-04-25T15:38:01Z
• Authors: Timothy Amass; Lauren Jodi Van Scoy; May Hua; Melanie Ambler; Priscilla Armstrong; Matthew R. Baldwin; Rachelle Bernacki; Mansoor D. Burhani; Jennifer Chiurco; Zara Cooper; Hope Cruse; Nicholas Csikesz; Ruth A. Engelberg; Laura D. Fonseca; Karin Halvorson; Rachel Hammer; Joanna Heywood; Sarah Hochendoner...; Jin Huang; Ying Jin; Laura Johnson; Masami Tabata-Kelly; Emma Kerr; Trevor Lane; Melissa Lee; Keely Likosky; Donald McGuirl; Tijana Milinic; Marc Moss; Elizabeth Nielsen; Ryan Peterson; Sara J. Puckey; Olivia Rea; Sarah Rhoads; Christina Sheu; Wendy Tong; Pamela D. Witt; James Wykowski; Stephanie Yu; Renee D. Stapleton; J. Randall Curtis
• Keywords: Spouse; Family member

The psychological symptoms associated with having a family member admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) during COVID-19 pandemic are not well defined.To examine prevalence of stress-related disorders, primarily posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in members patients ICU approximately 90 days after admission.This prospective, multisite, mixed-methods observational cohort study assessed 330 (except New York City, which had random sample 25% all per month) between February 1 and July 31, 2020, at 8 academic-affiliated 4 community-based hospitals 5 US states.Having COVID-19.Symptoms PTSD 3 months, as defined by score 10 or higher on Impact Events Scale 6 (IES-6).A total participants (mean [SD] age, 51.2 [15.1] years; 228 [69.1%] women; 150 [52.8%] White; 92 [29.8%] Hispanic) were surveyed 3-month time point. Most individuals patients' child (129 [40.6%]) spouse partner (81 [25.5%]). mean (SD) IES-6 months was 11.9 (6.1), 201 316 respondents (63.6%) scores higher, indicating significant PTSD. Female an adjusted 2.6 points (95% CI, 1.4-3.8; P < .001) than male participants, whereas Hispanic scored 2.7 compared non-Hispanic 1.0-4.3; = .002). Those graduate school experience 3.3 lower 1.5-5.1; those up high degree equivalent. Qualitative analyses found no substantive differences emotional communication-related experiences vs low scores, but exhibited more distrust practitioners.In this study, among high. ethnicity female gender symptoms. reported practitioners.