ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Mental health outcomes at intensive care unit discharge: prevalence, mediators and risk factors
Authors' conclusion
Psychological disorders are common at ICU discharge, mediated by peritraumatic distress, and associated with identifiable risk factors.
Study context
- Population
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients at ICU discharge, admitted January 2023–April 2024
- Participants
- 243 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence of psychological disorders at ICU discharge (DICS-M: Discharge Intensive Care Syndrome - Mental component)
- Follow-up
- ICU discharge
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
DICS-M prevalence
Prevalence of DICS-M
53%
95% CI 46–59
Acute stress
37%
Anxiety
36%
Depression
23%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mediators of DICS-M
- Peritraumatic distress was the main mediator of DICS-M
Risk factors of DICS-M
- Female gender and history of psychiatric and cardiac conditions identified as risk factors (univariate and multivariable analyses)
Original publication
Mental health outcomes at intensive care unit discharge: prevalence, mediators and risk factors. Ann Intensive Care. Published 25 September 2025. doi:10.
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