Depression Negatively Impacts Dyadic Quality of Life Following Neuro-ICU Admission: A Prospective Study of Cognitively Intact Patients and Caregivers
Background Admission to a neurological intensive care unit (Neuro-ICU) can increase risk for depressive and anxiety symptoms for both patients and caregivers. To better understand the long-term mental health impact of a Neuro-ICU admission, we examined the dyadic interdependence between depression a...
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Published in | International journal of behavioral medicine Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 97 - 108 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer US
01.02.2024
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Background
Admission to a neurological intensive care unit (Neuro-ICU) can increase risk for depressive and anxiety symptoms for both patients and caregivers. To better understand the long-term mental health impact of a Neuro-ICU admission, we examined the dyadic interdependence between depression and anxiety at Neuro-ICU admission with 3-month quality of life (QoL) for patients and caregivers in a longitudinal, observational cohort study.
Method
We assessed depressive and anxiety symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) reported by neurologically intact patients (
n
= 72) and their caregivers (
n
= 72) within 2 weeks of Neuro-ICU admission (baseline) and 3-months post-discharge (follow-up). We examined the longitudinal association between dyadic depression and anxiety at Neuro-ICU admission and 3-month QoL (World Health Organization; QOL-BREF) across four domains (Physical, Psychological, Social relationships, and Environmental QoL) in separate actor-partner interdependence models (APIM) for patients and caregivers.
Results
In the overall models, patients’ own baseline depression levels were negatively associated with their own 3-month QoL in all domains (
β
= − 0.53 to − 0.64,
p
< 0.001), and for caregivers, only in the psychological (
β
= − 0.73,
p
< .001) and social relationships (
β
= − 0.56,
p
< .001) domains. No actor effects were found for one’s own baseline anxiety impacting one’s own 3-month QoL. Partner effects for one’s own depression were significant for caregivers on patients’ 3-month psychological (
β
= − 0.26,
p
< .02) and environmental (
β
= − 0.29,
p
< .03) QoL, as well as for patients on caregiver’s 3-month psychological QoL (
β
= 0.25,
p
< .02). No partner effects were significant in association with baseline anxiety and 3-month QoL in both patients and caregivers.
Conclusion
Neuro-ICU patients’ and caregivers’ baseline depression has significant negative impacts on their own long-term QoL. Caregivers demonstrate significant negative impacts on patient long-term QoL in domains related to emotional distress and caregiver burden. Early identification of mental health symptoms, especially depression, during Neuro-ICU admission may provide an intervention opportunity to improve QoL post-discharge for both dyad members. |
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ISSN: | 1070-5503 1532-7558 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12529-022-10149-8 |