Publications by authors named "Swati Priyadarshini Acharya"
Unlabelled: Optimal time for ICU diary delivery and impact on mental health (MH), anxiety-depression, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), quality of life (QOL), and memories is unclear. We evaluated the effect of ICU diaries, dispatched at different time points, on outcomes in an Indian cohort.
Design: Double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Article Synopsis
- Patients with diabetes experience significant COVID-19-related worries, with an alarming prevalence of 80% reported in a recent telephonic survey.
- Factors such as younger age, unemployment, and existing mental health disorders are linked to higher levels of these worries.
- The study highlights that diabetes-related worries correlate with increased diabetes distress, feelings of social isolation, and the way patients perceive their social support.
Objective: An intensive care unit (ICU) diary is a relatively new concept in low middle-income countries (LMICs). Illiteracy and socio-cultural inhibitions may affect the use and utility of this intervention, which has proven beneficial to patients and their families in high income countries (HICs). We aimed to explore how families of ICU patients experienced ICU diaries in our set up by using the Grounded Theory (GT) approach.
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