The role of peer support in ICU rehabilitation

Survivors of intensive care can have persistent physical, social and psychological problems as a direct result of their critical illness and the interventions undertaken in the intensive care unit (ICU) (McPeake et al., 2015). In a recent study, 27.1% of ICU survivors had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 46.3% had probable depression (Wade et al., 2012). Physically, patients can have chronic pain issues as well as reduced mobility up to five years after intensive care discharge (Herridge et al., 2011).
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research