scholarly journals Research Paper: Anxiety, Depression, and Their Related Factors in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Shahrokh Yousefzadeh-Chabok ◽  
Naema Khodadadi-Hassankiadeh ◽  
Alia Saberi ◽  
Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah ◽  
Homa Zarrabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Candidemia in Intensive Care Units Over Nine Years at a Large Italian University Hospital 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Mazzanti ◽  
Lucia Brescini ◽  
Gianluca Morroni ◽  
Elena Orsetti ◽  
Antonella Pocognoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Antifungal Therapy ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Icu Patients ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Purpose: Candidemia is an alarming problem in critically ill patients including those admitted in intensive care units (ICUs). We aimed to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Candida spp. in patients admitted to ICUs of an italian tertiary referral university hospital over nine years. Methods: A retrospective observational study of all cases of candidemia in adult patients was carried out from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2018 at a 980-bedded University Hospital in Ancona, Italy, counting five ICUs. The incidence, demographics, clinical and microbiologic characteristics, therapeutic approaches and outcomes of ICU-patients with candidemia were collected. Early (7 days from the occurrence of the episode of Candida BSI) and late (30 days) mortality rates were calculated. Results: During the study period, 188/505 (36%) episodes of candidemia occurred in ICU patients. Incidence rate was 9.9/1000 ICU admission and it showed to be stable over time. Candida albicans accounted for 52% of the cases, followed by C. parapsilosis (24%), and C. glabrata (14%). With the exception of isolates of C. tropicalis which showed to be fluconazole resistant in 25% of the cases, resistance to antifungals was not of concern in our patients. Early and late mortality rates were 19% and 41%, respectively and did not increased significantly over time. Independent risk factors for higher mortality were septic shock, acute kidney failure, pulmonary embolism and lack of antifungal therapy. The type of antifungal therapy did not influence the outcome. Conclusion: Neither incidence rate nor crude mortality of candidemia in ICU patients increased over time at our institution. However, mortality rate remained high and significantly associated with specific host-related factors.

scholarly journals Assessment of Mental Health Factors among Health Professionals Depending on Their Contact with COVID-19 Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Wańkowicz ◽  
Aleksandra Szylińska ◽  
Iwona Rotter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Factors ◽  
Mental Health Factors ◽  
Anxiety Depression

It seems that the medical personnel in contact with patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at an especially high risk of adverse psychological effects. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the mental health factors among healthcare workers by quantifying the severity of anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders during the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, while taking into account coexisting diseases. The study involved 441 healthcare professionals including 206 healthcare workers at emergency wards, infectious wards, and intensive care units. The control group consisted of 235 healthcare workers working in wards other than those where individuals from the study group worked. Regression adjusted by age, gender, the occurrence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and cigarette smoking showed the elevated risk of anxiety on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale (OR = 1.934; p < 0.001), depression on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale (OR = 2.623; p < 0.001), and sleep disorders on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) scale (OR = 3.078; p < 0.001). Our study showed that healthcare workers who are exposed to SARS-CoV-2-infected patients at emergency wards, infectious wards, and intensive care units are at a much higher risk of showing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders than healthcare workers working in other wards.

scholarly journals Moral Distress and Related Factors in Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units

2020 ◽  
pp. 166-173
Author(s):  
Seyedeh Mohadeseh Habibzadeh ◽  
Shademan Reza Masouleh ◽  
Minoo Mitra Chehrzad ◽  
Ehsan Kazemnejad Leili
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Related Factors

scholarly journals Clinical Competence and Its Related Factors of Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jila Mirlashari ◽  
Robabeh Qommi ◽  
Shahin Nariman ◽  
Nasser Bahrani ◽  
Jamaloddin Begjani
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Related Factors

scholarly journals Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Low Back Pain among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Related Risk

Studies have shown that low back pain is a common health problem among hospital nurses especially those working in Intensive Care Units. However, prevalence and the related risk factors in intensive care units needs to be widely investigated. The aims: of this study were to identify prevalence of low back pain and determine its related risk factors among nurses working in Intensive Care Units. Subjects: A purposive sample of all nurses who worked in intensive care units and meet the inclusion criteria. Setting: The study was conducted at four intensive care units of Menoufia University hospital. Tools of the study: Two tools were utilized for data collection as follow; Tool I: Interviewing questionnaire and Tool II: Observational checklist. Results: The prevalence of low back pain among studied nurses was 85%. The most important and preventable risk factors for low back pain among studied nurses were higher body mass index, more average working hours/day, not enough working space, lower compliance of nurses with proper body mechanics and range of motion exercises during work. Conclusion: prevalence of low back pain among nurses working in intensive care units was high. There were multi interrlatrelatede risk factors for low back pain among studied nurses: work, patients and personnel related factors. Recommendations: Periodic and continuous in-services training for nurses working in intensive care units on preventing and coping strategies for low back pain should be implemented.

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