TY - JOUR
T1 - A cognitive behavioral therapy-informed self-management program for acute respiratory failure survivors
T2 - A feasibility study
AU - Hosey, Megan M.
AU - Wegener, Stephen T.
AU - Hinkle, Caroline
AU - Needham, Dale M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/2/2
Y1 - 2021/2/2
N2 - Background: The number of people surviving critical illness is rising rapidly around the globe. Survivorship comes at a cost, with approximately half of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) experiencing clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, and 32–40% of survivors having substantial anxiety symptoms in the months or years after hospitalization. Methods: This feasibility study reports on 11 consecutive ARF patients receiving up to six sessions of a psychological intervention for self-management of anxiety. Results: All 11 patients accepted and received the psychological intervention. Four patients did not fully complete all 6 sessions due to death (n = 1, 2 sessions completed), and early hospital discharge (n = 3, patients completed 2, 3 and 5 sessions). The median (IQR) score (range: 0–100; minimal clinically important difference: 13) for the Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety (VAS-A) pre-intervention was 70 (57, 75) points. During the intervention, all 11 patients had a decrease in VAS-A, with a median (IQR) decrease of 44 (19, 48) points. Conclusions: This self-management intervention appears acceptable and feasible to implement among ARF patients during and after an ICU stay.
AB - Background: The number of people surviving critical illness is rising rapidly around the globe. Survivorship comes at a cost, with approximately half of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) experiencing clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, and 32–40% of survivors having substantial anxiety symptoms in the months or years after hospitalization. Methods: This feasibility study reports on 11 consecutive ARF patients receiving up to six sessions of a psychological intervention for self-management of anxiety. Results: All 11 patients accepted and received the psychological intervention. Four patients did not fully complete all 6 sessions due to death (n = 1, 2 sessions completed), and early hospital discharge (n = 3, patients completed 2, 3 and 5 sessions). The median (IQR) score (range: 0–100; minimal clinically important difference: 13) for the Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety (VAS-A) pre-intervention was 70 (57, 75) points. During the intervention, all 11 patients had a decrease in VAS-A, with a median (IQR) decrease of 44 (19, 48) points. Conclusions: This self-management intervention appears acceptable and feasible to implement among ARF patients during and after an ICU stay.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Cognitive behavior therapies
KW - Critical care
KW - Critical care outcomes
KW - Intensive care units
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U2 - 10.3390/jcm10040872
DO - 10.3390/jcm10040872
M3 - Article
C2 - 33672672
AN - SCOPUS:85114065511
SN - 2077-0383
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine
IS - 4
M1 - 872
ER -