Acute Stress in Parents of Patients Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Two-Center Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Objective To examine medical and psychosocial risk factors associated with the development of acute stress in parents of patients unexpectedly admitted to the PICU. Design Cross-sectional observational study. Setting Two tertiary care children's hospitals with mixed medical/surgical/cardiac PIC...

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Published in:Journal of intensive care medicine 2023-01, Vol.38 (1), p.11-20
Main Authors: Kaplan, Daniel, Nesfield, Mekela Whyte, Eldridge, Peter S, Cuddy, WIlliam, Ansari, Nadia, Siller, Pamela, Li, Simon
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Language:English
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Summary:Objective To examine medical and psychosocial risk factors associated with the development of acute stress in parents of patients unexpectedly admitted to the PICU. Design Cross-sectional observational study. Setting Two tertiary care children's hospitals with mixed medical/surgical/cardiac PICU. Patients Parents of patients unexpectedly admitted to the PICU. Intervention None. Measurements and Main Results 265 parents of 188 children were enrolled of whom 49 parents (18%) met ASD qualification and 108 (41%) parents developed ASD symptoms as determined by the ASDS-5 scale. Risk factors making parents likely to meet ASD qualification include parents from area served by Penn State (p 
ISSN:0885-0666
1525-1489
DOI:10.1177/08850666221100482