Critical care explorations
July 1, 2026
Talitha G Wilson, Madeline McDougal, Leah James et al.
Persistent physical and mental health symptoms are common among ICU survivors and pose barriers to recovery. A randomized clinical trial of an app-based mindfulness intervention (Lift) for ICU survivors suggested improvement in mental health symptoms; however, participants' perceptions of the intervention and its influence on their recovery is unknown. We sought to understand ICU survivors'...
JAMA Internal Medicine
July 1, 2024
Christopher E Cox, John A Gallis, Maren K Olsen et al.
22 citations
Although psychological distress is common among survivors of critical illness, there are few tailored therapies. To determine the optimal method for delivering a mindfulness intervention via a mobile app for critical illness survivors. This randomized clinical trial used a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design and was conducted at 3 sites among survivors of critical illness with elevated postdischarge...
CHEST critical care
June 1, 2024
Christopher E Cox, John A Gallis, Maren K Olsen et al.
3 citations
Psychological distress symptoms are present and persistent among many patients who survive a critical illness like COVID-19. Could a self-directed mobile app-delivered mindfulness intervention be feasibly and rapidly implemented within a clinical trials network to reduce distress symptoms? A randomized clinical trial was conducted between January 2021 and May 2022 at 29 US sites and included...
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
June 8, 2023
Elias H. Pratt, Levent Hall, Christina Jennings et al.
25 citations
Abstract Rationale The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated psychological distress and burnout in frontline healthcare workers. Interventions addressing psychological distress and burnout among these workers are lacking. Objectives To determine the feasibility and explore the impact of mobile mindfulness to treat psychological distress and burnout among nurses in frontline...
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
February 1, 2014
Christopher E Cox, Laura S Porter, Pamela J Buck et al.
Rationale: Persistent symptoms of psychological distress represent an unmet need among intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. Objectives: We aimed to develop and pilot test a simple telephone-based mindfulness training intervention to address this population's unique needs. Methods: Open trial involving survivors of medical and surgical critical illness and their informal caregivers, using a...