Lack of accrual

The researchers are doing this study to find out whether EMPOWER (Enhancing & Mobilizing the Potential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience) may reduce emotional distress in Latinx caregivers of patients in the ICU.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Informal caregivers of patients, who were admitted in an ICU or step-down unit during their current admission/stay or within 2 weeks of discharge from their last admission/stay.

• Informal caregivers listed as a designated health care proxy or decision-making patient surrogate by ICU medical staff.

• Age 18 years or older as per self-report.

• Residing in New York or New Jersey as per self-report or able to complete modules while complying with current telehealth regulations.

• Spanish-speaking as per the Spanish language assessment items below and willing to receive the intervention in Spanish.

  • What is the participant's preferred language?
  • (Specify Lang)___________________________
  • How well does the participant speak Spanish?
  • Very well (PARTICIPANT IS ELIGIBLE)
  • Well (PARTICIPANT is ELIGIBLE)
  • Not well (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)
  • Not at all (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Informal caregivers who score low, moderate or high on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.

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