Authors :
Dr. Israr Muhammad Khan; Dr. Wali Rahman; Dr. Akhlaq Ahmed; Dr. Saad Ali; Dr. Irsa Hidayat; Dr. Ammad Ali
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 2 - February
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10700561
Abstract :
Objective
To access the psychological effect in patients admitted
in intensive care unit.
Method
This cross-sectional study was carried out in the
Saidu Teaching Hospital's ICU from January 2023 to
December 2023 after receiving ethical approval. Age over
18, a 24-hour intensive care unit stay, mental ability
during assessment, and informed consent for research
participation was the requirements that needed to be
fulfilled in order to be included. Being moved out of the
ICU and not completing the assessment satisfied the trial's
exclusion criteria. The findings were analyzed using a non-
probability sampling technique with the SPSS-24 version.
Chi-square values below 0.5 were regarded as significant.
Result
A total of 161 patients' data were assessed. Medical
cases accounted for 89 (55.2%), and depression patients
made up 72 (44%). The ratio of males to females was
94:67, or 58:42%. Compared to 135 (83%) who were seen
within two weeks of the complaint length, 26 (17%) were
present in >two weeks with significant value. Ten (6%)
had positive anxiety scores, while 151 (93%) had negative
scores. 152 persons did not test positive for amnesia out of
161, while 9 did. Six persons were certain they had
hallucinations, but 155 did not. 87 patients reported
having PTSD, whereas 74 patients had negative test
results. Of the ICU hospitalizations, 27 cases (16.7%)
involved surgery, and 89 cases (55%) involved medicine.
Conclusion
Using a bedside screening instrument and getting
approval from a doctor will lead to better identification
and early detection. The initial stage of prevention, aimed
at establishing an ICU free from psychological fallout in
the future, is the identification of incidence and risk
factors. Critically sick ICU patients deal with a complex
array of psychosocial consequences.
Keywords :
Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Psychological Effect, Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Objective
To access the psychological effect in patients admitted
in intensive care unit.
Method
This cross-sectional study was carried out in the
Saidu Teaching Hospital's ICU from January 2023 to
December 2023 after receiving ethical approval. Age over
18, a 24-hour intensive care unit stay, mental ability
during assessment, and informed consent for research
participation was the requirements that needed to be
fulfilled in order to be included. Being moved out of the
ICU and not completing the assessment satisfied the trial's
exclusion criteria. The findings were analyzed using a non-
probability sampling technique with the SPSS-24 version.
Chi-square values below 0.5 were regarded as significant.
Result
A total of 161 patients' data were assessed. Medical
cases accounted for 89 (55.2%), and depression patients
made up 72 (44%). The ratio of males to females was
94:67, or 58:42%. Compared to 135 (83%) who were seen
within two weeks of the complaint length, 26 (17%) were
present in >two weeks with significant value. Ten (6%)
had positive anxiety scores, while 151 (93%) had negative
scores. 152 persons did not test positive for amnesia out of
161, while 9 did. Six persons were certain they had
hallucinations, but 155 did not. 87 patients reported
having PTSD, whereas 74 patients had negative test
results. Of the ICU hospitalizations, 27 cases (16.7%)
involved surgery, and 89 cases (55%) involved medicine.
Conclusion
Using a bedside screening instrument and getting
approval from a doctor will lead to better identification
and early detection. The initial stage of prevention, aimed
at establishing an ICU free from psychological fallout in
the future, is the identification of incidence and risk
factors. Critically sick ICU patients deal with a complex
array of psychosocial consequences.
Keywords :
Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Psychological Effect, Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
