PTSD Symptoms Among Family Members of Patients With ARDS Caused by COVID-19 After 12 Months

Nancy Kentish-Barnes; Matthieu Resche-Rigon; Antoine Lafarge; Virginie Souppart; Anne Renet; Frédéric Pochard; Elie Azoulay

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.15879

PTSD Symptoms Among Family Members of Patients With ARDS Caused by COVID-19 After 12 Months

JAMA. 2023 Oct 10;330(14):1383-1385. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.15879.

Authors

Nancy Kentish-Barnes¹, Matthieu Resche-Rigon², Antoine Lafarge¹, Virginie Souppart¹, Anne Renet¹, Frédéric Pochard¹, Elie Azoulay¹

Affiliations

¹ Medical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.
² Clinical Research Unit, APHP Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study compares data on the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among family members of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 vs non–COVID-19 ARDS.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
Family* / psychology
Humans
Quality of Life
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic* / psychology