Health Condition 1: Z763- Healthy person accompanying sick person
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: three-pronged communication strategy: The three-pronged communication strategy for breaking the bad news will be implemented to every death occurring in the ED for next 8 months. The th
Sponsors
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Next of Kin of Patients dying in ED within 12hrs of their arrival Death declared by an emergency physician Next of kin of patient is present Age of kin > 18yrs Tamil speaking next of kin
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age of non-survivor less than 12 years Next of kin who give DNR consent for their ward Patient was an organ donor Pregnancy deaths Failure to adhere to three-pronged communication strategy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To Assess whether a three-pronged communication strategy for breaking the bad news can reduce the risk of PTSD in next of kin one month after the patient’s death in the emergency departmentTimepoint: 1 MONTH | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the risk of PTSD in next of kin of patients with trauma related deaths in both the groups To evaluate the risk of PTSD in next of kin of patients with non-trauma related deaths in both the groups To evaluate the effect of the three pronged communication strategy for breaking the bad news on risk of PTSD in next of kin of patients dying in emergency department based on their age, sex relationship with the non-survivor and present or absence of previous psychiatric illness and whether they witnessed the resuscitation efforts Timepoint: 1 MONTH | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr MANU AYYAN
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed