Needs of Relatives in Adult Intensive Care Units – An Assessment for the Development and Evaluation of a Care Concept

Needs of Relatives in Adult Intensive Care Units – An Assessment for the Development and Evaluation of a Care Concept - BedAVK

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038216

Enrollment

145

Registered

2025-10-21

Start date

2026-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

All patients with an indication for treatment in an intensive care unit.

Interventions

Group 1: This study includes all adult relatives or close contacts of patients who have been treated for at least 72 hours in the surgical intensive care units of the University Hospital Augsburg and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Relatives or close contacts of intensive care patients at the University Hospital Augsburg - Minimum stay of the visited patient in one of the intensive care units of at least 72h - At least one in-person visit to the intensive care unit - Declaration of voluntary participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patient is no longer in the intensive care unit at the time of the survey - Patient is in the dying process or has already passed away - Potential participant is unable to complete the questionnaire due to language barriers, even with assistance from a trusted person or interpreter - Potential participant is, in the view of the recruiters, in an acute psychological crisis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numerical representation of relatives’ needs and their prioritization by participants using the “Vienna Family Needs Met Inventory-21” (V-FAM-NMI-21) questionnaire across the dimensions empathy, communication, knowledge, receiving support, providing support, and visiting regulations The questionnaire will initially be completed by relatives of patients who are treated in one of the surgical intensive care units at the University Hospital Augsburg during the period from December 2025 to December 2027. After the end of the observation period and the development of a participatory care concept for relatives (planned for December 2027 – June 2028), a follow-up survey using the same questionnaire will be conducted.	—

Measure

Time frame

Numerical representation of relatives’ needs and their prioritization by participants using the “Vienna Family Needs Met Inventory-21” (V-FAM-NMI-21) questionnaire across the dimensions empathy, communication, knowledge, receiving support, providing support, and visiting regulations The questionnaire will initially be completed by relatives of patients who are treated in one of the surgical intensive care units at the University Hospital Augsburg during the period from December 2025 to December 2027. After the end of the observation period and the development of a participatory care concept for relatives (planned for December 2027 – June 2028), a follow-up survey using the same questionnaire will be conducted.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Identification of differences in needs among subgroups within the population - Quantitative representation of the extent to which current care meets these needs - Evaluation of the effects of the implemented care concept	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPhilipp Simon

Universitätsklinikum Augsburg

philipp.simon3@uk-augsburg.de049 821 400 2371

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026