ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Difficulty Paying for Medical Care: Associations With Psychological Distress and Perceptions of Healthcare Among ICU Caregivers
Authors' conclusion
Over half of ICU caregivers endorsed difficulty paying for patient medical care. Caregivers with greater difficulty paying for patient medical care had more severe posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms; greater decisional regret; and higher levels of medical mistrust.
Study context
- Population
- Family caregivers of patients in medical ICUs at three US sites, admitted October 2022 to December 2025
- Participants
- 97 family caregivers
- Primary endpoint
- Association of patient-related financial strain with caregiver psychological distress (posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms) and healthcare perceptions (medical mistrust, decisional regret)
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Difficulty paying for patient medical care; correlation of financial strain with outcomes
Reported difficulty paying for patient medical care
63.9%
Original publication
Difficulty Paying for Medical Care: Associations With Psychological Distress and Perceptions of Healthcare Among ICU Caregivers. Crit Care Med. Published 14 May 2026. doi:10.
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