Abstract:Objective
To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with depression in family
members of people hospitalized in intensive care units.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 980 family members of patients
admitted to the intensive care units of a large public hospital in the
interior of Bahia. Depression was measured using the Patient Health
Questionnaire-8. The multivariate model consisted of the following
variables: sex and age of the patient, sex a… Show more
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