Stress Symptoms Among Children and Their Parents After ICU Hospitalization

Objective: Child survival after intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization has increased, yet many children experience acute stress that may precipitate mental/behavioral health comorbidities. Parents report stress after their child's hospitalization. Little is known about the individual and fam...

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Published in:Journal of intensive care medicine 2024-04, Vol.39 (4), p.328-335
Main Authors: Daughtrey, Hannah R., Lee, Justin, Boothroyd, Derek B., Burnside, Georgiana M., Shaw, Richard J., Anand, Kanwaljeet J.S., Sanders, Lee M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Parents
Prospective Studies
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Summary:Objective: Child survival after intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization has increased, yet many children experience acute stress that may precipitate mental/behavioral health comorbidities. Parents report stress after their child's hospitalization. Little is known about the individual and family characteristics that may moderate intergenerational relationships of acute stress. Design: Following ICU admission at a large academic medical center, a prospective cross-sectional cohort study assessed the associations between intergenerational characteristics and acute stress among children and families. Patients: Parent–child dyads (N = 88) were recruited from the pediatric ICU and pediatric cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) following ICU discharge. Eligible children were between 8 and 18 years old with ICU stays longer than 24 hours. Children with developmental delays were excluded. Caregivers were proficient in English or Spanish. Surveys were collected before hospital discharge. Measurements/Main Results: The primary outcome was “child stress” defined as a score≥17, measured by the Children's Revised Impact of Events Scale (CRIES-8). “Parent stress” was defined as an elevated composite score on the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire. We used validated scales to assess the child's clinical and family social characteristics. Acute stress was identified in 34 (39.8%) children and 50 (56.8%) parents. In multivariate linear regression analyses adjusting for social characteristics, parent stress was associated with increased risk of child stress (adjusted odds ratio 2.58, 95% confidence interval 0.69, 4.46, p 
ISSN:0885-0666
1525-1489
DOI:10.1177/08850666231201836