Caregivers perception of the implementation of an ICU diary
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Introduction Prolonged stays in ICU generate anxiety for vulnerable patients and family members and are often associated with PTSD. The use of an ICU diary in which families and caregivers write about the milestones of the patient’s stay in the ICU has been proposed as an aid to fill in gaps in patients’ memories. Still, caregivers have not widely adopted the keeping of ICU diaries and provision of an ICU diary remains a rare event in European ICUs.
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