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Psychological Impact of the Hospitalization of a Family Member in Intensive Care for Covid-19 Infection

Psychological Impact of the Hospitalization of a Family Member in Intensive Care for Covid-19 Infection

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04385121
Acronym
Familles-COVID
Enrollment
88
Registered
2020-05-12
Start date
2020-04-16
Completion date
2020-05-15
Last updated
2022-07-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety, Covid-19, Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Keywords

COVID-19, Psychological impact, Family members

Brief summary

The hospitalization of a patient in intensive care is a traumatic experience for his family members. With the current COVID-19 epidemic, in view of the high risk of contamination, drastic measures to limit the transmission are necessary, with the creation of spaces dedicated to the care of Covid+ patients, and family are not allowed to visit. At the Strasbourg University Hospital, visits were prohibited from the start of the epidemic. Information concerning the patient's state of health is therefore delivered to families by telephone, on call by the healthcare team only, every day before 6 p.m. or in the event of a serious event at any time. The primary purpose of this project is to assess the psychological impact of the hospitalization of a loved one in intensive care for Covid-19 infection at 3 months post-hospitalization, in a context of pandemic with ban on visits.

Interventions

Family member's will answer the questionnaires by phone

Sponsors

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Family member of a Covid-19 positive patient hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit who gave his oral agreement following the communication of the notice of non-opposition. * A patient is considered to be Covid + if the RT-PCR is positive OR if characteristic images are taken with a chest scanner. * The family member included in the study is preferably the patient's support person. In the absence of an expression of the patient's will, he is the close referent designated by the family as an interlocutor.

Exclusion criteria

* Difficulties in understanding French

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Existence of a post-intensive care syndrome-family ((combined score of the HAD ( Hospital Anxiety and Dépression scale) and IES-R ( Impact of Event Scale-Revised) questionnaires))3 monthsAn overall score of 19 or more indicates a major depressive episode (HAD) and a total score of 22 as in favor of significant symptoms of acute stress (IES-R)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026