TY - JOUR AU - Rennick, Janet E. AU - Dougherty, Geoffrey AU - Chambers, Christine AU - Stremler, Robyn AU - Childerhose, Janet E. AU - Stack, Dale M. AU - Harrison, Denise AU - Campbell-Yeo, Marsha AU - Dryden-Palmer, Karen AU - Zhang, Xun AU - Hutchison, Jamie PY - 2014 DA - 2014/10/26 TI - Children’s psychological and behavioral responses following pediatric intensive care unit hospitalization: the caring intensively study JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 276 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) hospitalization places children at increased risk of persistent psychological and behavioral difficulties following discharge. Despite tremendous advances in medical technology and treatment regimes, approximately 25% of children demonstrate negative psychological and behavioral outcomes within the first year post-discharge. It is imperative that a broader array of risk factors and outcome indicators be explored in examining long-term psychological morbidity to identify areas for future health promotion and clinical intervention. This study aims to examine psychological and behavioral responses in children aged 3 to 12 years over a three year period following PICU hospitalization, and compare them to children who have undergone ear, nose and/or throat (ENT) day surgery. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-276 DO - 10.1186/1471-2431-14-276 ID - Rennick2014 ER -