SynthesisGeneral hospital psychiatry
Anxiety symptoms in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Development and Evaluation of a Nursing Intervention in the Patient Being Discharged From the Intensive Care Unit: a Protocol for Mixed Methods Research
Karakteristik Dan Pengaruh Vaksinasi COVID-19 Terhadap Klinis Dan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Long COVID di RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo
Who cites it
215 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence and incidence of post-intensive care syndrome among intensive care unit survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Automated versus non-automated weaning for reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation for critically ill adults and children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Guideline on multimodal rehabilitation for patients with post-intensive care syndrome.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Guideline
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- Effects on health-related quality of life of interventions affecting survival in critically ill patients: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- What Animal Models Can Tell Us About Long-Term Psychiatric Symptoms in Sepsis Survivors: a Systematic Review.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2021Pooled it
- Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric presentations associated with severe coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis with comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic.The lancet. Psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Understanding and Enhancing Sepsis Survivorship. Priorities for Research and Practice.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 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
- Effects of a brief primary care intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after critical illness on health-related quality of life - A secondary analysis of the PICTURE randomised controlled trial.The European journal of general practice · 2026Trial
- Alpha2 agonists for sedation to produce better outcomes for adults with critical illness: a synopsis of the A2B RCT with cost-effectiveness and process evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Trial
- 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
- Piloting an ICU follow-up clinic to improve health-related quality of life in ICU survivors after a prolonged intensive care stay (PINA): feasibility of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Feasibility of Mobile App-based Coping Skills Training for Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors: The Blueprint Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Trial
- Objective and subjective cognition in survivors of COVID-19 one year after ICU discharge: the role of demographic, clinical, and emotional factors.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Trial
- Intensive Care Unit-Specific Virtual Reality for Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
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- Cognitive Health and Quality of Life After Surviving Sepsis: A Narrative Review.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- Mental Health Outcomes After Neurocritical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Neurocritical care · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the epidemiology of and postintensive care unit (ICU) interventions for anxiety symptoms after critical illness.
methodsWe searched five databases (1970-2015) to identify studies assessing anxiety symptoms in adult ICU survivors. Data from studies using the most common assessment instrument were meta-analyzed.
resultsWe identified 27 studies (2880 patients) among 27,334 citations. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) subscale was the most common instrument (81% of studies). We pooled data at 2-3, 6 and 12-14month time-points, with anxiety symptom prevalences [HADS-A≥8, 95% confidence interval (CI)] of 32%(27-38%), 40%(33-46%) and 34%(25-42%), respectively. In a subset of studies with repeated assessments in the exact same patients, there was no significant change in anxiety score or prevalence over time. Age, gender, severity of illness, diagnosis and length of stay were not associated with anxiety symptoms. Psychiatric symptoms during admission and memories of in-ICU delusional experiences were potential risk factors. Physical rehabilitation and ICU diaries had potential benefit.
conclusionsOne third of ICU survivors experience anxiety symptoms that are persistent during their first year of recovery. Psychiatric symptoms during admission and memories of in-ICU delusional experiences were associated with post-ICU anxiety. Physical rehabilitation and ICU diaries merit further investigation as possible interventions.
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