0292 STRESS AND STRESS-RELATED SYMPTOMS AMONG TAIWANESE PRIMARY FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

Family and anxiety in intensive care units

Introduction: The hospitalization of one of family members, especially in the intensive care ‎unit, as a crisis can cause anxiety of his family and relatives.‎ Objective: The aim of this study was to determine personal effective factors on patient ‎family members’ anxiety in intensive care units. ‎ Material and Methods: In this cross – sectional, descriptive study...

Effect of Acupressure on Anxiety, Stress, and Depression Among the Primary Family Caregivers of the Patients with Stroke

Stress and mental health in neonatal intensive care units.

The views of 34 neonatologists (a 78% response rate) and 192 neonatal intensive care nurses (a 66% response rate) were obtained on work, stress, and relationships in neonatal intensive care units. The survey was conducted by post and included Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). A comparison of the responses of neonatologists and nurses to 21 identical statements showed significant di...

Stress in nurses working in intensive care units.

The present study aimed to identify the presence of stress in nurses working in intensive care units, the stressing agents and symptoms associated to the nurses' perceptions of stress, and to assess the correlation between the occurrence of stress, sources of stress, and symptoms shown by the nurses. Seventy-five nurses took part in the study. The data were collected from questionnaires, analyz...

Stress ulcer prophylaxis in pediatric intensive care units.

OBJECTIVE To assess use of stress ulcer prophylaxis in patients admitted to five pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. METHODS This was a multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional observational study. PICUs were visited on randomly defined days between April 2006 and February 2007, and the medical records of admitted patients were reviewed. Patients whose records had...