Depression and Change in Caregiver Burden Among Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Survivors
- 1 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AACN Publishing in American Journal of Critical Care
- Vol. 29 (5), 350-357
- https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2020181
Abstract
Family members of patients in intensive care units may experience psychological distress and substantial caregiver burden. To evaluate whether change in caregiver burden from intensive care unit admission to 3-month follow-up is associated with caregiver depression at 3 months. Caregiver burden was assessed at enrollment and 3 months later, and caregiver depression was assessed at 3 months. Depression was measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score. The primary analysis was the association between depression at 3 months and change in caregiver burden, controlling for a history of caregiver depression. One hundred one participants were enrolled; 65 participants had a surviving loved one and completed 3-month follow-up. At 3-month follow-up, 12% of participants met criteria for depression. Increased caregiver burden over time was significantly associated with depression at follow-up (Fisher exact test, P = .004), although this association was not significant after controlling for self-reported history of depression at baseline (Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, P = .23). Family members are increasingly recognized as a vulnerable population susceptible to negative psychological outcomes after a loved one’s admission to the intensive care unit. In this small sample, no significant association was found between change in caregiver burden and depression at 3 months after controlling for baseline depression.Keywords
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