title: [Incidence of prolonged grief disorder in relatives of patients who die during or after admission in Intensive Care Unit].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of «Prolonged Grief Disorder» from one year after the death of a relative admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, longitudinal follow-up study was conducted in a general ICU of a reference hospital. The relatives were evaluated approximately one year after the death using the «Consensus Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder» as a tool. The prevalence between the first and second years was determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 151 relatives of patients who died in ICU were included. The follow-up was carried out 22.1±5.3 months after the death. Eleven relatives (10.3%) fulfilled the «Consensus Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder». Of all the grieving relatives, those identified with prolonged grief disorder are the ones who most often require psychological/psychiatric support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In a sample of close relatives of patients who died in ICU, a significant minority fulfilled the criteria for «Prolonged Grief Disorder» 1-2 years after the death. This condition, which is often overlooked, and could require some kind of psychological treatment, should be taken into consideration.
authors: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital General Ntra. Sra. del Prado, Toledo, España. sancho.rodvil@hotmail.com
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Rodríguez Villar
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sánchez Casado
authors: H G
authors: HG
authors: Prigerson
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mesa García
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rodríguez Villar
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Hortigüela Martín
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Marco Schulke
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Barrientos Vega
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Quintana
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Leóz Abellanas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003643:Death; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors