Trauma-informed care and ethics consultation in the NICU

Hubbard, Dena; Davis, Patricia; Willis, Tiffany; Raza, Fajar; Carter, Brian S.; Lantos, John D.

doi:10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151527

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“…Trauma-informed care, a necessary complement to patient- and family-centered care (24), recognizes the potential for stressful events to retraumatize individuals with a history of prior trauma, thereby, impairing healthy recovery (33, 34). It has gained traction in neonatology, resulting in improved health outcomes and therapeutic alliances between parents and providers (35, 36). Through trauma-informed care, PICU providers may be able to better support families emotionally, resist labeling some as “difficult” (24), and promote positive parental coping and resilience (37, 38).…”

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Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Post-PICU Stress in Children and Parents*

Pryce,

Gangopadhyay,

Edwards

2023

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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OBJECTIVES: Hospitalization in a PICU is a stressful experience for children and their parents, with many experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after discharge. Risk factors may include preillness traumatic events, such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). We sought to assess the feasibility of screening ACEs in parents of children admitted to a PICU, their prevalence, and their association with post-PICU PTSD symptoms in them and their children. DESIGN: Single-center prospective observational study. SETTING: Urban academic children’s hospital from January to December 2021. PATIENTS: One hundred forty-five children (2–18 yr old, admitted ≥ 2 d) and their parents. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Data on parental demographics, ACEs, coping skills, and PICU environmental stressors, as well as patient clinical data, were collected. One month after PICU discharge, parents completed inventories assessing PTSD symptoms in them and their children. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were used to explore associations of ACEs with post-PICU PTSD. Of 145 enrolled parents, 95% completed the ACE questionnaire, 58% of whom reported greater than or equal to 1 ACE, and 14% had substantial (≥ 4) ACEs. Parent and patient follow-up was 79% and 70%, respectively. Sixteen percent of parents had provisional PTSD. Regression analysis showed parents with greater than or equal to 4 ACEs had 10 times greater odds of parental PTSD, compared to parents with less than 4 ACEs, (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 10.2; 95% CI, 1.03–100.9; p = 0.047). Fifty-six percent of patients screened at risk for PTSD. There was no association between substantial parental ACEs and patients’ risk for PTSD (aOR = 3.5 [95% CI, 0.56–21.31]; p = 0.18). CONCLUSIONS: ACEs were common among parents of critically ill children. Having substantial parental ACEs was associated with provisional parental PTSD after their child’s PICU admission, but not with PTSD in the children. Family-centered care that seeks to mitigate post-PICU stress should be mindful of the potential relevance of parental ACEs.

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