Critical Illness
Conditions
Keywords
Qualitative research, Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
Brief summary
Survivors of critical illness may present with a set of physical, emotional and cognitive sequelae, known as Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). These alterations can become chronic over time and significantly affect patients' quality of life. Therefore, follow-up and monitoring of critically ill patients after ICU discharge, for example through telemedicine, could be essential for the prevention, early detection and management of PICS. Our main objective is to evaluate the suitability and user experience of a telemedicine platform from the perspective of critically ill patients. This study proposes the participation of ICU survivors in the design and improvement of a telemedicine platform for PICS follow-up through a qualitative approach. Participants will test the platform in person three months after discharge from the ICU and then undergo a semi-structured interview to assess their experience. The findings derived from this study may contribute to improve both the content and the format of the platform, optimizing resources and facilitating the management of post-ICU sequelae, which will have a positive impact on the patient's recovery process.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Corporacion Parc Tauli
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients (≥18 years) * Admitted to a medical/surgical ICU * For respiratory failure, cardiogenic shock, or septic shock * With an expected ICU stay of ≥48 hours * Catalan and/or Spanish speakers * Who are able to give informed consent by themselves
Exclusion criteria
* History of intellectual disability or other neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder * History of neurological disorders, dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases, such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis * History of brain damage, such as traumatic brain injury or stroke * History of severe psychiatric illness, such as psychotic, bipolar, depressive, obsessive-compulsive, post-traumatic or personality disorder * Suspected or confirmed substance use disorder * Suspected or confirmed communicable disease in an isolated patient * Uncorrected hearing or visual impairment * Enrolled in another trial that does not allow co-enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1:1 semi-structured interviews | 3 months after ICU discharge | To evaluate the user experience of a telemedicine platform for monitoring post-intensive care syndrome from the perspective of critically ill patients after ICU discharge through semi-structured interviews |
Contacts
Primary ContactMarta Godoy-González, PhD student
Backup ContactSol Fernández-Gonzalo, PhD
Outcome results
None listed