Neuroanesthesia & neurocritical care
Anxiety and depression symptoms in relatives of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury survivors — A multicentre cohort
Authors' conclusion
There is a high prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms among relatives of moderate-to-severe TBI survivors at 6 months.
Study context
- Population
- Relatives of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors at 6 months, 9 university hospitals
- Participants
- 171 dyads
- Outcome
- Prevalence of severe anxiety (HADS-Anxiety ≥ 11) and severe depression (HADS-Depression ≥ 11) symptoms in relatives
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailsancillary study of a randomised controlled trial, multicentre
- Ancillary study of a randomised controlled trial
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Severe anxiety and depression symptoms in relatives
Severe anxiety symptoms (HADS-Anxiety ≥ 11)
83
50.6%
Severe depression symptoms (HADS-Depression ≥ 11)
59
34.9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Risk factors for severe anxiety symptoms in relatives
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patient's discharge at homeIndependently associated | 2.57 (1.04–6.37) | |
| Patient's higher SF-36 Mental Health domain scoreIndependently associated | 1.03 (1.01–1.05) | |
| 0.10.31310Odds ratio (log scale) |
Risk factors for severe depression symptoms in relatives
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patient's lower SF-36 Mental Health domain scoreIndependently associated | 0.98 (0.96–1.00) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
ICU organisation characteristics
- No ICU organisation characteristics associated with psychological symptoms in relatives
Original publication
Anxiety and depression symptoms in relatives of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury survivors — A multicentre cohort. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 11 April 2023. doi:10.
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