Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Tissue Donors
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal is to compare post tramautic stress between the nearest relatives of brain-dead patients who are organ donor to those of brain-dead patients who are not organ donors for medical, legal or opposition reasons.
Interventions
Questionnaires and interview
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* must be one of the following: person-of-trust previously designated by the deceased, a spouse, sibling, parent, or child of the deceased
Exclusion criteria
* refusal to participate * does not speak French * deaf/mute * adult, but under guardianship
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of participants with an IES score > 37 | 2 hours | The IES score follows Azoulay et al (2005). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 171: 987-94. IES = Impact of Event Scale - revised, ranging from 0 to 88, with 88 being the greatest risk for post-traumatic stress |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The IES score | 2 hours | The Impact of Event Scale - revised, ranging from 0 to 88 |
| Hospital Depression and Anxiety Score (HDAS) | 2 hours | score ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 21 (max). HDAS scores \>=8 indicate clinically significant depression or axiety |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed