Most family members of severe new crown patients in the United States have psychological problems (data map)
< strong>Overseas Network, April 27th According to a report by United Press International on the 26th, a new study in the United States shows that after patients with severe new crowns are hospitalized, family members have psychological problems.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the 25th, interviewed a total of 330 people whose family members had been admitted to the intensive care unit due to infection with the new crown. The investigators found that an average of 6 out of 10 respondents showed significant signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) three to four months after their family was admitted to the hospital. Nearly half of the respondents continued to struggle with PTSD six months after their family was admitted to the hospital, while facing a higher risk of anxiety and depression.
The study’s author Timothy Armas, a professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said: “Symptoms of PTSD are more common in these family members. It is very common and should be taken seriously.” Armas noted that patients’ families did not trust the care provided by the hospital and were frustrated by the inability to visit patients in the intensive care unit. (Overseas Network/Li Fang’s Intern Compilation/Zhang Yaxuan)
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