Health Condition 1: Z636- Dependent relative needing care athome Health Condition 2: F439- Reaction to severe stress, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Caregiver Education by mobile app: During hospital stay - Caregivers will receive sessions of training by a trained healthcare professional at the time of discharge from the hospital.
Sponsors
Atul Phillips
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Informal caregivers of adult patients- who were admitted to ICU with a neurological disease and are being planned for discharge Minimum ICU stay of 3 days May or may not have received ventilator support Expected survival of at least 6 months after discharge from the hospital 2. Caregivers should - Be be willing to give an informed consent. Be willing to provide care to the patients after discharge. Not have notable disability (defined as a Rankin score of 0-2) . Possession of a working personal smartphone/tablet with either mobile cellular device or internet connectivity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient with a premorbid dependency (mRS Caregivers with cognitive deficits or not willing to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the caregiver burden pre and post training via smartphone mApp using validated scales: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Impact of event scale - revised (IES-R) Timepoint: Baseline (at the time of discharge) 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Impact of event scale - revised (IES-R) Timepoint: Discahrge, 3 months post discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAtul Phillips
St. Stephens Hospital
Outcome results
None listed