Abstract
Advancement in technologies has contributed to patients surviving critical illness, but continuing to live with chronically critically ill conditions. A majority of such patients experience transient or persistent states of decisional impairment requiring family members or authorized surrogate decision makers to render treatment decisions. Abrupt transition to the surrogate decision maker role often evokes heightened stress. Research shows that emotion regulation can help manage situational stress.
To examine the associations among emotion regulation, role stress, and psychological distress in surrogate decision makers of chronically critically ill patients in intensive care units.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Theta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Secondary Data Analysis
Keywords:
Chronically Ill Patients, Surrogate Decision Makers, Psychological Distress, Patient Decitional Impairment, Stress, Psychological/Emotional Support
Advisor
Ronald L. Hickman
Second Advisor
Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Third Advisor
Mathew Plow
Fourth Advisor
Arin Connell
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Case Western Reserve University
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Variath, Mary Njalian, "The relationships among emotion regulation, role stress, and psychological distress in surrogate decision makers of the chronically critically ill patients" (2022). Dissertations. 1265.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1265
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-03-18
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28078937; ProQuest document ID: 2439653744. The author still retains copyright.