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September 23, 2025Anaesthesia Pain & Intensive CareOpen Access

Psychological assessment of the patients after intensive care unit discharge: a prospective cohort study

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RZRhendra Hardy Mohamad ZainiMIMohd IsmailFAF. Abdullah

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Overview

Prospective cohort study shows 21.5% prevalence of anxiety in ICU discharges, indicating critical mental health needs.

Key Points

  • Anxiety prevalence was 21.5% and depression prevalence was 34.4% upon ICU discharge, improving over time.
  • Patients on benzodiazepines showed a 4.67-fold higher risk of abnormal anxiety after discharge compared to others.
  • Medical diagnosis significantly predicted anxiety levels following ICU discharge, highlighting important factors at play.
  • Findings stress the need for psychological assessments and support systems for patients post intensive care treatment.

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Zaini et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d43ed1713b0b5dfea7e00bhttps://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v29i6.2904
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