SynthesisIntensive care medicine2009
Depression in general intensive care unit survivors: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Intensive care medicine, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04175717 (Is a Physiotherapy-led Follow-up Programme Feasible in Adult Critical Illness Survivors After Discharge Home), which is not on this map. Cited by 201 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Is a Physiotherapy-led Follow-up Programme Feasible in Adult Critical Illness Survivors After Discharge Home: A Single-center Trial
Who cites it
201 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 443 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Exploring family members' and health care professionals' perceptions on ICU diaries: a systematic review and qualitative data synthesis.Intensive care medicine · 2021Pooled it
- [S3 Guideline Sepsis-prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and aftercare : Long version].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2020Guideline
- The impact of intensive care unit diaries on patients' and relatives' outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2019Pooled it
- [Diaries for intensive care unit patients reduce the risk for psychological sequelae : Systematic literature review and meta-analysis].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2019Pooled it
- Follow-up services for improving long-term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Patient outcomes after critical illness: a systematic review of qualitative studies following hospital discharge.Critical care (London, England) · 2016Pooled it
- Depressive Symptoms After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Critical care medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Diaries for recovery from critical illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Guideline
- Prevention, diagnosis, therapy and follow-up care of sepsis: 1st revision of S-2k guidelines of the German Sepsis Society (Deutsche Sepsis-Gesellschaft e.V. (DSG)) and the German Interdisciplinary Association of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DIVI)).German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2010Guideline
- Guideline
- Posttraumatic stress disorder in organ transplant recipients: a systematic review.General hospital psychiatryPooled it
- Depressive symptoms are a key determinant of health-related quality of life in ICU survivors with psychological distress.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Patient-psychologist telemedicine interactions in an intensive care unit recovery clinic: Qualitative secondary analysis.Intensive & critical care nursing · 2025Trial
- Mobile Critical Care Recovery Program for Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- General practitioners' views and experiences in caring for patients after sepsis: a qualitative interview study.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Financial Stress in Survivors of Critical Illness.Critical care medicine · 2018Trial
- Trial
141 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTo critically review data on the prevalence of depressive symptoms in general intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, risk factors for these symptoms, and their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
methodsWe conducted a systematic review using Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and a hand-search of 13 journals.
resultsFourteen studies were eligible. The median point prevalence of "clinically significant" depressive symptoms was 28% (total n = 1,213). Neither sex nor age were consistent risk factors for post-ICU depression, and severity of illness at ICU admission was consistently not a risk factor. Early post-ICU depressive symptoms were a strong risk factor for subsequent depressive symptoms. Post-ICU depressive symptoms were associated with substantially lower HRQOL.
conclusionsDepressive symptoms are common in general ICU survivors and negatively impact HRQOL. Future studies should address how factors related to individual patients, critical illness and post-ICU recovery are associated with depression in ICU survivors.
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