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Carl Bäckman
Researcher at Linköping University
Publications - 14
Citations - 1398
Carl Bäckman is an academic researcher from Linköping University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Intensive care unit. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 1289 citations. Previous affiliations of Carl Bäckman include University of Liverpool.
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Intensive care diaries reduce new onset post traumatic stress disorder following critical illness: a randomised, controlled trial
Christina Jones,Carl Bäckman,Maurizia Capuzzo,Ingrid Egerod,Hans Flaatten,Cristina Granja,Christian Rylander,Richard D. Griffiths +7 more
TL;DR: The provision of an ICU diary is effective in aiding psychological recovery and reducing the incidence of new PTSD.
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Precipitants of post-traumatic stress disorder following intensive care: a hypothesis generating study of diversity in care.
Christopher J. Jones,Carl Bäckman,Maurizia Capuzzo,Hans Flaatten,Christian Rylander,Richard D. Griffiths +5 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that the impact of care within the ICU has an impact on subsequent psychological morbidity and therefore must be assessed in future studies looking at the way patients are sedated in theICU and how physical restraint is used is raised.
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Use of a personal diary written on the ICU during critical illness
Carl Bäckman,Sten Walther +1 more
TL;DR: A detailed narrative of the patient's stay is a useful tool in the debriefing process following intensive care and is graded as very positive, positive and neutral.
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Intensive Care Diaries and Relatives’ Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Critical Illness: A Pilot Study
TL;DR: In this article, Relatives of patients recovering from critical illness have been shown to be at risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD), and the primary aim of this pilot study...
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Pre-existing disease: the most important factor for health related quality of life long-term after critical illness: a prospective, longitudinal, multicentre trial.
Lotti Orwelius,Anders Nordlund,Peter Nordlund,Eva Simonsson,Carl Bäckman,Anders Samuelsson,Folke Sjöberg +6 more
TL;DR: A large proportion of the reduction in the health related quality of life after being in the ICU is attributable to pre-existing disease, which is supported by the size of the study populations and the long follow-up period.