ArticleRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
Prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of depression in family members of people hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
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- Anxiety, Depression, and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms in Relatives of Patients Admitted to Intensive and Cardiac Intensive Care Units.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Improving Family-Centred Care in Intensive Care Units: Participatory Action Research to Design and Implement Changes in Nursing Care.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Gender-specific associations between personality traits and mental health status of intensive care unit patients' family members.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Resilience in Family Members of ICU Patients: Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Association between hair cortisol concentration and acute stress symptoms in family members of critically ill patients: a cross-sectional study.Critical care science · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with depression in family members of people hospitalized in intensive care units.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with 980 family members of patients admitted to the intensive care units of a large public hospital in the interior of Bahia. Depression was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-8. The multivariate model consisted of the following variables: sex and age of the patient, sex and age of the family member, education level, religion, living with the family member, previous mental illness and anxiety.
resultsDepression had a prevalence of 43.5%. In the multivariate analysis, the model with the best representativeness indicated that factors associated with a higher prevalence of depression were being female (39%), age younger than 40 years (26%) and previous mental illness (38%). A higher education level was associated with a 19% lower prevalence of depression in family members.
conclusionThe increase in the prevalence of depression was associated with female sex, age younger than 40 years and previous psychological problems. Such elements should be valued in actions aimed at family members of people hospitalized in intensive care.
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