Music Use and Perceived Psycho-social Benefits of Music of Caregivers of Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03156192

Enrollment

200

Registered

2017-05-17

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2017-07-12

Last updated

2017-11-14

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Conditions

Caregivers of ICU Patients

Keywords

Caregivers, Family-centered care, Music use, Psycho-social benefits of music

Brief summary

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to investigate how family caregivers of ICU patients perceive their psycho-social needs and quality of life, how they use music in their everyday life and perceive music as beneficial to themselves. Participants are adult family members of critically ill patients in ICU. After obtaining the informed consent form, a questionnaire will be distributed to each participant. The questionnaire consists of Beck Depression Index, Quality of Life scale, and the self-reported items on music use in everyday lives and perceived benefits of music. Based on the completed measures, how caregivers of ICU patients use music and perceive music as beneficial media for their psycho-social health will be analyzed in relation to demographic information and the current level of depression and quality of life.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSurvey

Survey on the level of depression, quality of life, current and past music experiences, and perceived benefits of music in relation to psycho-social needs

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* primary caregivers (family members) of ICU patients * aged over 20

Exclusion criteria

* the one who have difficulties in verbal communication due to the history of psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Beck Depression Index	a single point in time obtaining the questionnaire (1 day)
quality of Life questionnaire	a single point in time obtaining the questionnaire (1 day)
self-reported music use and perceived benefits of music questionnaire	a single point in time obtaining the questionnaire (1 day)

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026