TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of a Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AU - Tan, Yanni
AU - Gajic, Ognjen
AU - Schulte, Phillip J.
AU - Clark, Matthew M.
AU - Philbrick, Kemuel L.
AU - Karnatovskaia, Lioudmila V.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the American Thoracic Society through a 2016 Foundation grant [FP00090731]. We are thankful to Dr. Katalin Varga and Dr. Dale Needham for assistance with the intervention script. We are thankful to Brenda Anderson, Alberto Marquez, Midhat Mujic, Erica Portner, and Suanne Weist from the anesthesia clinical research unit, who followed up with patients and administered the questionnaires.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Many survivors of acute respiratory failure suffer from mood disorders following discharge from the hospital. We investigated the feasibility of intensivists delivering psychological support based on positive suggestion (PSBPS) to 20 intubated patients to reduce their psychological distress. Thirteen patients completed follow-up surveys. Of those, 9 remembered the intensive care unit physician talking to them, and 7 described it as comforting. Five patients (38%) met criteria for anxiety, depression, and acute stress. In comparison to historical controls, intervention may be associated with lower estimated odds of anxiety. PSBPS can be performed with patients in parallel with medical treatment to potentially reduce psychological morbidity and to humanize critical care. A larger randomized study is warranted to assess the efficacy of PSBPS.
AB - Many survivors of acute respiratory failure suffer from mood disorders following discharge from the hospital. We investigated the feasibility of intensivists delivering psychological support based on positive suggestion (PSBPS) to 20 intubated patients to reduce their psychological distress. Thirteen patients completed follow-up surveys. Of those, 9 remembered the intensive care unit physician talking to them, and 7 described it as comforting. Five patients (38%) met criteria for anxiety, depression, and acute stress. In comparison to historical controls, intervention may be associated with lower estimated odds of anxiety. PSBPS can be performed with patients in parallel with medical treatment to potentially reduce psychological morbidity and to humanize critical care. A larger randomized study is warranted to assess the efficacy of PSBPS.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207144.2020.1795663
DO - 10.1080/00207144.2020.1795663
M3 - Article
C2 - 32730136
AN - SCOPUS:85089005465
SN - 0020-7144
VL - 68
SP - 419
EP - 432
JO - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
JF - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
IS - 4
ER -