Levels of distress and anxiety in patients after trauma and their next-of-kin while in hospital

Levels of distress and anxiety in acute trauma patients and their next-of-kin throughout the period of hospitalisation

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12617000729325

Enrollment

Registered

2017-05-19

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

2019-12-31

Last updated

2019-12-10

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of distress and anxiety of patients (and their next-of-kin) who are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital following trauma, under the auspices of the Acute Surgical Unit and/or Neurosurgery Department over the duration of their hospital stay. The aim is to ascertain the levels of distress and anxiety of patients’ and next-of-kins’, whether these levels change over time and, if so, what they attribute this to. It is anticipated that the results will impact on the clinical practice of social workers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital by helping us to provide better and more focused services to this client group.

Interventions

No aspect of usual care will be changed as a result of the current study. In particular, social work assessment and interventions will be provided as per usual practice. Participation in this study will involve completing two 'questionnaires'. One will take approximately 30 seconds to complete and the other 5 to 10 minutes. The questionnaires will be completed three times: once as soon as possible post-admission to hospital, then on transfer to a general ward and then just prior to hospital disc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Royal Adelaide Hospital following trauma under the auspices of the Acute Surgical Unit or Neurosurgery Department who are referred for social work assessment and intervention, and their next-of-kin who is visiting the patient (i.e. not involved in the traumatic injury).

Exclusion criteria

Patients or next-of-kin who refuse consent or are unable to communicate effectively and easily in English (e.g. insufficient understanding of English, cognitive impairment, psychiatric condition). In the clinical scenario where the patient is unable to communicate as a result of their traumatic injury, or the treatment thereof, the patient’s next-of-kin will be invited to participate in the study and the patient only approached regarding participation once they are able to communicate effectively in English.

Outcome results