Depressive symptoms after critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: To synthesize data on prevalence, natural history, risk factors, and post-ICU
interventions for depressive symptoms in ICU survivors. Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE,
Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, and Cochrane
Controlled Trials Registry (1970–2015). Study Selection: Studies measuring depression
after hospital discharge using a validated instrument in more than 20 adults from non-
specialty ICUs. Data Extraction: Duplicate independent review and data abstraction. Data …
interventions for depressive symptoms in ICU survivors. Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE,
Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, and Cochrane
Controlled Trials Registry (1970–2015). Study Selection: Studies measuring depression
after hospital discharge using a validated instrument in more than 20 adults from non-
specialty ICUs. Data Extraction: Duplicate independent review and data abstraction. Data …