Postintensive Care Syndrome-Family (PICS-F)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control group: Patients' family members in one medical intensive care unit of the University Hospital Cologne (pre-implementation of intervention)
Group 2: Intervention group: Patients' famil
Sponsors
Uniklinik Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: adults (= 18 years old), ICU stay = 48 h Patients' family members: adults (= 18 years old), adequate knowledge of German for telephone interview, informed consent ICU staff: adults (= 18 years old)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development and evaluation of an interprofessional communication manual family-clinician conversations in the intensive care unit with associated communication skills training and a written information brochure for family members of intensive care patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Group comparison of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores (overall score and respective HADS-A and HADS-D subscale scores) at 90 days post ICU discharge of the patient (= primary endpoint of the study evaluation) 2. Group comparison of the family members' level of poor comprehension of patient-related information after speaking with a physician in the intensive care unit within the first seven days after the patient's admission to the ICU. 3. Group comparison of HADS overall, HADS-A and HADS-D sub scale scores at baseline within seven days of ICU admission after speaking with an ICU physician. 3. Process evaluation of the intervention's implementation. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMatthias Kochanek
Uniklinik Köln
Outcome results
None listed