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. 2024 May;21(5):841-844.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202311-931RL.

Social Support Mediates the 6-Month Mental Health-related Quality of Life of Intensive Care Unit Caregivers with Depressive Symptoms

Scott T Vasher  1 , Feng-Chang Lin  1 , Shannon S Carson  1 , Blair Wendlandt  1
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Social Support Mediates the 6-Month Mental Health-related Quality of Life of Intensive Care Unit Caregivers with Depressive Symptoms

Scott T Vasher et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 May.
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Figure 1.
Top: mediation analysis β coefficients between depressive symptoms and mental health–related quality of life with social support as a mediator. Bottom: mediation analysis β coefficients between depressive symptoms and mental health–related quality of life with family support as a mediator. *P < 0.05. HADS = Hospital and Depression Scale; MCS = Mental Component Scale; MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.
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