Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Jun 2017
Multicenter StudyRelatives' perception of stressors and psychological outcomes - Results from a survey study.
To identify relevant stressors or resources of relatives of critically ill patients and explore their relationship with psychological outcomes. ⋯ Our study confirmed a high prevalence of PICS-F among relatives of critically ill patients. Feeling overburdened and experiencing acute stressors may be related to negative psychological outcomes. In future, vulnerable relatives might be identified by a single-item screening tool on feeling overburdened.