A supported psychoeducational intervention to improve family mental health following discharge from paediatric intensive care: Feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Als, Lorraine C ^a   Nadel, Simon ^a,b   Cooper, Mehrengise ^a,b   Vickers, Bea ^c   Garralda, M Elena ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; EDUCATION; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960448787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009581     Document Type: Article

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