Patient perspectives on stress after ICU and a short primary care based psychological intervention – results from a qualitative sub‑study of the PICTURE trial

Abstract Background Approximately 20–25% of patients who survive medical treatment at an intensive care unit (ICU) develop post-traumatic stress symptoms. There is currently a gap in follow-up care for them. As part of the PICTURE study, general practitioners (GPs) carried out a brief interview-base...

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Published in:	BMC Primary Care
Main Authors:	Antina Beutel, Linda Sanftenberg, Chris M. Friemel, Robert Philipp Kosilek, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Tomke Schubert, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Konrad Schmidt, Jochen Gensichen, for the PICTURE study group
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Post-traumatic stress disorder Post-intensive care syndrome PICS Narrative Exposure Therapy Qualitative analysis Mental health
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02698-6